# Islington South (UK Parliament constituency)

Islington South was a parliamentary constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Islington in North London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

## Boundaries
### 1885–1918

The constituency was defined as comprising 3 wards of the parish of Islington: Barnsbury, St Mary and St Peter. These wards were used for the election of vestryman under the Metropolis Management Act 1855.

### 1918–1950

Under the Representation of the People Act 1918 constituencies in the County of London were redefined in terms of the Metropolitan Boroughs created in 1900. The constituency was defined as comprising three wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington having the same names as the previous wards: Barnsbury, St Mary and St Peter.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Henry Spicer | Liberal |
| | 1886 | Sir Albert Rollit | Conservative |
| | 1906 | Thomas Wiles | Liberal |
| | 1918 | Charles Higham | Unionist |
| | 1922 | Charles Garland | Unionist |
| | 1923 | William Cluse | Labour |
| | 1931 | Tom Howard | Conservative |
| | 1935 | William Cluse | Labour |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Spicer | 3,050 | 54.9 | |
| | Conservative | Henry Wildey Wright | 2,502 | 45.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,552 | 79.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,024 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Albert Rollit | 2,774 | 55.7 | +10.6 |
| | Liberal | Henry Spicer | 2,208 | 44.3 | −10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 566 | 11.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,982 | 70.9 | −8.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,024 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.6 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Albert Rollit | 3,194 | 52.6 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal | William Digby | 2,873 | 47.4 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 321 | 5.2 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,067 | 73.1 | +2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,299 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.1 | |
General election 1895: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Albert Rollit | 3,563 | 60.3 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal | Heber Hart | 2,342 | 39.7 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,221 | 20.6 | +15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,905 | 71.6 | −1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,244 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.7 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Albert Rollit | 3,881 | 70.0 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal | James Andrew Strahan | 1,665 | 30.0 | −9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,216 | 40.0 | +19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,546 | 63.1 | −8.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,796 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.7 | |
General election 1906: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Wiles | 3,606 | 55.7 | +25.7 |
| | Conservative | Albert Rollit | 1,991 | 30.8 | −39.2 |
| | Ind. Conservative | W. Hunt | 870 | 13.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,615 | 24.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,467 | 77.3 | +14.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,361 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +32.5 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Wiles | 3,917 | 55.1 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | David Faber | 3,187 | 44.9 | +14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 730 | 10.2 | −14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,268 | 85.9 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
General election December 1910: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Wiles | 3,494 | 55.5 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Lionel Wormser Harris | 2,803 | 44.5 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 691 | 11.0 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,268 | 76.2 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Liberal: Thomas Wiles
* Unionist:
General election 1918: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Charles Higham | 6,885 | 53.9 | +9.4 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Wiles | 5,883 | 46.1 | −9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,002 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,768 | 44.1 | −32.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,976 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.4 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Charles Garland | 7,877 | 36.1 | −17.8 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Wiles | 7,352 | 33.6 | −12.5 |
| | Labour | Frederick Pethick-Lawrence | 6,634 | 30.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 525 | 2.5 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,863 | 64.2 | +20.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,029 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −2.7 | |
General election 1923: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Cluse | 7,764 | 37.0 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | Edward Brotherton-Ratcliffe | 7,531 | 35.9 | +2.3 |
| | Unionist | Charles Garland | 5,691 | 27.1 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,986 | 60.9 | −3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,462 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +2.2 | |
General election 1924: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Cluse | 10,347 | 42.8 | +5.8 |
| | Unionist | Tom Howard | 8,668 | 35.9 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal | Edward Brotherton-Ratcliffe | 5,158 | 21.3 | −14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,679 | 6.9 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,173 | 69.4 | +8.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,818 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.5 | |
General election 1929: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Cluse | 13,737 | 46.6 | +3.8 |
| | Unionist | Tom Howard | 9,418 | 32.0 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal | Frank Milton | 6,316 | 21.4 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,319 | 14.6 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,471 | 66.2 | −3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 44,490 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Howard | 18,071 | 62.4 | +29.4 |
| | Labour | William Cluse | 10,910 | 37.6 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,161 | 24.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,981 | 64.8 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Cluse | 12,526 | 52.4 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | Tom Howard | 11,398 | 47.6 | −14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,128 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,924 | 56.7 | −8.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
* Labour: William Cluse
* Conservative: Tom Howard

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Cluse | 12,893 | 72.5 | +20.1 |
| | Conservative | Tom Howard | 4,877 | 27.5 | −20.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,016 | 45.0 | +40.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,770 | 64.0 | +3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |