# Islington North (London County Council constituency)

Islington North was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party | Party |
| 1889 | William Ebenezer Grigsby | Progressive | William Coulson Parkinson | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1893 | Thomas Bateman Napier | Progressive | William Coulson Parkinson | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1907 | Frederick Lionel Dove | Municipal Reform | Charles Kenneth Murchison | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1910 | Frederick Lionel Dove | Municipal Reform | John Cathles Hill | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1912 | Frederick Lionel Dove | Municipal Reform | Richard Joshua Cooper | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1919 | Frederick Lionel Dove | Municipal Reform | Robert McKenna | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1922 | Frederick Lionel Dove | Municipal Reform | Rosamund Smith | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1932 | Sidney Charles Harper | Municipal Reform | Rosamund Smith | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1934 | Sidney Charles Harper | Municipal Reform | Athro Charles Knight | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1937 | Eva Bull | Labour | Arthur Norman Dove | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1946 | Eva Bull | Labour | Arthur Edward Middleton | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1949 | Eva Bull | Labour | Arthur Edward Middleton | Labour | Charles William Pope | | Labour |
| 1952 | Eva Bull | Labour | Hazel Rose | Labour | Charles William Pope | | Labour |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | William Coulson Parkinson | 2,159 | | |
| Progressive | William Ebenezer Grigsby | 2,080 | | |
| Moderate | Arthur Robert Chamberlayne | 1,787 | | |
| Moderate | Herbert Stephen | 1,464 | | |
| Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) |
| Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) |
1892 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | William Ebenezer Grigsby | 2,976 |
| Progressive | William Coulson Parkinson | 2,883 |
| Moderate | Arthur Robert Chamberlayne | 2,604 |
| Moderate | J. W. Dixon | 2,588 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Thomas Bateman Napier | 3,154 |
| Progressive | William Coulson Parkinson | 3,123 |
| Moderate | Arthur Robert Chamberlayne | 2,992 |
| Moderate | Benson Clough | 2,939 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Thomas Bateman Napier | 3,525 |
| Progressive | William Coulson Parkinson | 3,228 |
| Conservative | George Benson Clough | 2,880 |
| Conservative | A. Thynne | 2,801 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Thomas Bateman Napier | 4,097 | 32.6 | +4.3 |
| Progressive | William Coulson Parkinson | 4,075 | 32.4 | +6.4 |
| Conservative | George Benson Clough | 2,206 | 17.5 | −5.7 |
| Conservative | Sydney Gedge | 2,197 | 17.5 | −5.0 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | +5.4 | |
1904 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Thomas Bateman Napier | 3,876 |
| | Progressive | William Coulson Parkinson | 3,858 |
| | Conservative | E. Tomkins | 2,811 |
| | Conservative | James Wilson Sharp | 2,771 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Lionel Dove | 4,924 |
| | Municipal Reform | Charles Kenneth Murchison | 4,797 |
| | Progressive | H. J. Glanville | 4,200 |
| | Progressive | H. G. Chancellor | 4,192 |
| | Independent | J. C. Clutterbuck | 364 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Municipal Reform | John Cathles Hill | 4,613 | 27.1 |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Lionel Dove | 4,591 | 27.0 |
| | Progressive | William Edward Mullins | 3,918 | 23.0 |
| | Progressive | Gordon Hall Caine | 3,884 | 22.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
1913 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Lionel Dove | 4,796 | 25.6 | −1.4 |
| | Municipal Reform | Richard Joshua Cooper | 4,792 | 25.6 | −1.5 |
| | Progressive | J. H. Torrance | 4,574 | 24.4 | +1.4 |
| | Progressive | Henry Scipio Reitlinger | 4,549 | 24.3 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 1.2 | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -1.5 | |
1919 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert McKenna | 1,791 | 49.5 |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Lionel Dove | 915 | 25.3 |
| | Municipal Reform | Alfred Sim | 910 | 25.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 876 | 24.2 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | |
1922 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Lionel Dove | 8,644 | 26.9 | +1.6 |
| | Municipal Reform | Rosamund Smith | 7,970 | 24.8 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Robert McKenna | 4,833 | 15.1 | −34.4 |
| | Labour | Hilda Miall Smith | 4,766 | 14.8 | n/a |
| | Progressive | David Waterlow | 3,207 | 10.0 | n/a |
| | Progressive | W. Allen | 2,692 | 8.4 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,137 | 9.7 | 33.9 |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1925 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Lionel Dove | 6,727 |
| | Municipal Reform | Rosamund Smith | 6,565 |
| | Labour | Hilda Miall Smith | 5,201 |
| | Labour | W. H. King | 4,939 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Lionel Dove | 6,366 |
| | Municipal Reform | Rosamund Smith | 6,253 |
| | Labour | Herbert Lygoe | 4,407 |
| | Labour | Freda Corbet | 4,365 |
| | Independent Labour | J. F. Denning | 754 |
| | Independent Labour | J. R. Scott | 749 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Lionel Dove | 6,674 |
| | Municipal Reform | Rosamund Smith | 6,504 |
| | Labour | C. E. Ratcliffe | 3,946 |
| | Labour | Freda Corbet | 3,868 |
| | Communist | J. R. Scott | 249 |
| | Communist | E. Cooper | 229 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
Islington North by-election, 1932 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Sidney Charles Harper | 2,610 |
| | Labour | Freda Corbet | 2,158 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 452 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Sidney Charles Harper | 6,426 |
| | Municipal Reform | Athro Charles Knight | 6,411 |
| | Labour | G. Alexander | 5,688 |
| | Labour | B. Simmonds | 5,644 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Eva Bull | 8,721 |
| | Municipal Reform | Arthur Norman Dove | 8,687 |
| | Municipal Reform | Athro Charles Knight | 8,478 |
| | Labour | Arthur Edward Middleton | 8,382 |
| | Liberal | W. Simpson | 610 |
| | Liberal | W. W. Kerry | 603 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Eva Bull | 7,269 |
| | Labour | Arthur Edward Middleton | 7,114 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Norman Dove | 4,085 |
| | Conservative | Cecilia Monica Turnour | 3,878 |
| | Independent | Athro Charles Knight | 630 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1949 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Eva Bull | 10,997 | | |
| Labour | Arthur Edward Middleton | 10,604 | | |
| Labour | Charles William Pope | 10,345 | | |
| Conservative | H. P. Brooks | 10,129 | | |
| Conservative | R. M. Heath | 9,659 | | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Finsberg | 9,612 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1952 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Eva Bull | 14,695 |
| Labour | Hazel Rose | 14,135 |
| Labour | Charles William Pope | 14,065 |
| Conservative | A. N. Dove | 9,168 |
| Conservative | J. R. Goodman | 9,070 |
| Conservative | R. M. Heath | 8,910 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1955 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Eva Bull | 8,401 |
| Labour | Charles William Pope | 8,147 |
| Labour | Hazel Rose | 8,144 |
| Conservative | Grace Walsh | 5,778 |
| Conservative | G. S. Landa | 5,743 |
| Conservative | C. C. Baillieu | 5,717 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1958 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Eva Bull | 9,310 |
| Labour | Charles William Pope | 8,941 |
| Labour | Hazel Rose | 8,865 |
| Conservative | E. T. Bowman | 3,931 |
| Conservative | P. M. Brudenell | 3,820 |
| Conservative | V. Lyon | 3,694 |
| Ind. Labour Party | Wilfred Wigham | 436 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1961 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Eva Bull | 8,085 |
| Labour | Hazel Rose | 7,769 |
| Labour | Charles William Pope | 7,754 |
| Conservative | R. J. L. Bramble | 5,531 |
| Conservative | E. C. Brundenell | 5,455 |
| Conservative | T. E. T. Weston | 5,412 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |