# 2018 Islington London Borough Council election

The 2018 Islington Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The council had previously had elections in 2014. The Labour Party retained control of the council, winning 47 of the 48 seats. The sole non-Labour councillor elected was Caroline Russell of the Green Party.

## Election result

Islington Council Election Result 2018 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97.9 | 60.6 | 102,352 | +4.7 |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 16.4 | 27,728 | −2.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 20,785 | −2.3 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 16,414 | +0.3 |
| Women's Equality | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1,262 | New |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 244 | -0.5 |
| Democrats and Veterans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 98 | New |
| Socialist (GB) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 52 | New |

## Ward results
### Barnsbury

Barnsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rowena Champion | 1,820 | 56.6 |
| | Labour | Jilani Chowdhury | 1,661 | 51.6 |
| | Labour | Mouna Hamitouche | 1,661 | 51.6 |
| | Conservative | Edward Waldegrave | 622 | 19.3 |
| | Conservative | Imogen Atkinson | 611 | 19.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Natasha Broke | 595 | 18.5 |
| | Conservative | Peng Kiong Chou | 555 | 17.3 |
| | Green | Carmela Bromhead Jones | 455 | 14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Tjugum | 447 | 13.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Imogen Wall | 406 | 12.6 |
| | Green | Jill Renwick | 295 | 9.2 |
| | Green | Roger Kitsis | 287 | 8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Bunhill

Bunhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Troy Gallagher | 1,832 | 56.9 |
| | Labour | Phil Graham | 1,725 | 53.5 |
| | Labour | Claudia Webbe | 1,704 | 52.9 |
| | Conservative | Orson Francescone | 501 | 15.5 |
| | Conservative | Mick Collins | 473 | 14.7 |
| | Green | Sebastian Sandys | 439 | 13.6 |
| | Green | Catherine Webb | 437 | 13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Hall | 417 | 12.9 |
| | Green | Ben Hickey | 413 | 12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Treacy | 364 | 11.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Lim | 345 | 10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Hemsley | 339 | 10.5 |
| | UKIP | Pete Muswell | 163 | 5.1 |
| | Democrats and Veterans | Jake Painter | 98 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Caledonian

Caledonian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Convery | 2,158 | 67.5 |
| | Labour | Sara Hyde | 2,149 | 67.2 |
| | Labour | Una O'Halloran | 2,011 | 62.9 |
| | Conservative | Peter Balchin | 405 | 12.7 |
| | Green | Alex Gordon | 389 | 12.2 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Cottis | 365 | 11.4 |
| | Conservative | Ashley Durwood-Thomas | 334 | 10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tricia Peel | 329 | 10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Borroff | 314 | 9.8 |
| | Green | Hannah Graham | 307 | 9.6 |
| | Green | Morgan Phillips | 284 | 8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hamir Patel | 252 | 7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Canonbury

Canonbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Clare Jeapes | 1,828 | 60.9 |
| | Labour | John Woolf | 1,725 | 57.5 |
| | Labour | Nick Wayne | 1,708 | 56.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Smith | 465 | 15.5 |
| | Conservative | Louise Coleman | 461 | 15.4 |
| | Green | Talia Hussain | 444 | 14.8 |
| | Conservative | Henry Bunbury | 422 | 14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Stevens | 369 | 12.3 |
| | Green | Jonathan Wright | 367 | 12.2 |
| | Conservative | Mat Ilic | 352 | 11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ketish Pothalingam | 352 | 11.7 |
| | Green | Richard Halvorsen | 297 | 9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ben Mackmurdie | 1,568 | 58.1 |
| | Labour | Kadeema Woodbyrne | 1,487 | 55.1 |
| | Labour | Matt Nathan | 1,471 | 54.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Ludford, Baroness Ludford | 479 | 17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catriona McDougall | 409 | 15.2 |
| | Conservative | Laura Grayling | 376 | 13.9 |
| | Conservative | Simon Bone | 372 | 13.8 |
| | Green | Rosemary Sonnenschein | 358 | 13.3 |
| | Conservative | Walter Balmford | 356 | 13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Muhammed | 355 | 13.2 |
| | Green | Cecilie Hestbaek | 310 | 11.5 |
| | Green | Miranda Perfitt | 267 | 9.9 |
| | UKIP | Charlotte Whitmore | 81 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Finsbury Park

Finsbury Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gary Heather | 3,043 | 75.6 |
| | Labour | Asima Shaikh | 2,962 | 73.6 |
| | Labour | Mick O'Sullivan | 2,873 | 71.4 |
| | Green | Ann Boater | 608 | 15.1 |
| | Green | Simon Carter | 414 | 10.3 |
| | Green | Nafisah Graham-Brown | 408 | 10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valentina Giordano | 320 | 8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Phillips | 250 | 6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pierre Hausemer | 244 | 6.1 |
| | Conservative | Rachael Henry | 216 | 5.4 |
| | Conservative | Brian McDonnell | 197 | 4.9 |
| | Conservative | Stephen McMinnies | 181 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Highbury East

Highbury East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Caroline Russell | 2,307 | 52.1 |
| | Labour | Sue Lukes | 1,641 | 37.0 |
| | Labour | Osh Gantly | 1,628 | 36.7 |
| | Green | Benali Hamdache | 1,555 | 35.1 |
| | Labour | Chris Russell | 1,546 | 34.9 |
| | Green | Ernestas Jegorovas | 1,533 | 34.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Stacy | 887 | 20.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Pothalingam | 775 | 17.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nathan Hill | 575 | 13.0 |
| | Conservative | Connor Coleman | 239 | 5.4 |
| | Conservative | Riddhi Bhalla | 204 | 4.6 |
| | Conservative | Jianjun Xi | 142 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Highbury West

Highbury West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Theresa Debono | 3,002 | 62.5 |
| | Labour | Andy Hull | 2,784 | 58.0 |
| | Labour | Roulin Khondoker | 2,642 | 55.0 |
| | Green | Nicola Baird | 1,038 | 21.6 |
| | Green | Rosalind Sharpe | 694 | 14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gabrielle Mann | 612 | 12.7 |
| | Green | Andrew Myer | 584 | 12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Middleton | 561 | 11.7 |
| | Women's Equality | Alison Marshall | 444 | 9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Page | 436 | 9.1 |
| | Conservative | Tom Day | 426 | 8.9 |
| | Conservative | Ed McGuinness | 390 | 8.1 |
| | Conservative | Rob Deering | 386 | 8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hillrise

Hillrise :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Marian Spall | 2,446 | 63.6 |
| | Labour | Michelline Ngongo | 2,443 | 63.6 |
| | Labour | Dave Poyser | 2,369 | 61.6 |
| | Women's Equality | Nikki Uppal | 818 | 21.3 |
| | Green | Anna Portch | 486 | 12.6 |
| | Green | Bernadette Wren | 461 | 12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Constantinou | 423 | 11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosa Verity | 403 | 10.5 |
| | Green | Stephen Horne | 345 | 9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ursula Woolley | 337 | 8.8 |
| | Conservative | Julian Bridger | 251 | 6.5 |
| | Conservative | Ben Goldring | 246 | 6.4 |
| | Conservative | Zak Vora | 196 | 5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Holloway

Holloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rakhia Ismail | 2,764 | 66.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Smith | 2,695 | 64.9 |
| | Labour | Diarmaid Ward | 2,665 | 64.2 |
| | Green | Claire Poyner | 547 | 13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Atkinson | 495 | 11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alice Meek | 483 | 11.6 |
| | Green | Robert Magowan | 468 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Kelly | 431 | 10.4 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Lui | 414 | 10.0 |
| | Green | Jon Nott | 379 | 9.1 |
| | Conservative | Christina Michalos | 368 | 8.9 |
| | Conservative | Ian Singlehurst | 365 | 8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Junction

Junction :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Janet Burgess | 2,391 | 71.0 |
| | Labour | Sheila Chapman | 2,236 | 66.4 |
| | Labour | Kaya Comer-Schwartz | 2,192 | 65.1 |
| | Green | Olivia Brunning | 621 | 18.4 |
| | Green | Paul Elliott | 389 | 11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stefan Kasprzyk | 331 | 9.8 |
| | Green | Eric Fabrizi | 326 | 9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kath Pollard | 289 | 8.6 |
| | Conservative | John Wilkin | 280 | 8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amy Vatcher | 271 | 8.0 |
| | Conservative | Toan Hoang | 262 | 7.8 |
| | Conservative | Chinwe Bunting | 256 | 7.6 |
| | Socialist (GB) | Bill Martin | 52 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Mildmay

Mildmay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jenny Kay | 2,331 | 67.4 |
| | Labour | Santiago Bell-Bradford | 2,231 | 64.6 |
| | Labour | Joe Caluori | 2,209 | 63.9 |
| | Green | Bob Barnes | 547 | 15.8 |
| | Green | Sarah Marks | 520 | 15.0 |
| | Green | Dudley Ross | 407 | 11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Whittaker | 404 | 11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Baani Singh | 319 | 9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleni Zodiates | 309 | 8.9 |
| | Conservative | Amber Sheridan | 291 | 8.4 |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Eldridge | 286 | 8.3 |
| | Conservative | Farakhan Coote | 275 | 8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St George's

St George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kat Fletcher | 2,227 | 55.2 |
| | Labour | Tricia Clarke | 2,161 | 53.5 |
| | Labour | Satnam Gill | 2,031 | 50.3 |
| | Green | Natasha Cox | 1,512 | 37.5 |
| | Green | Zoe O'Sullivan | 1,366 | 33.8 |
| | Green | Rod Gonggrijp | 1,294 | 32.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nadine Mellor | 251 | 6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wilson | 248 | 6.1 |
| | Conservative | Richard Bunting | 216 | 5.4 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Kidd | 191 | 4.7 |
| | Conservative | Mags Joseph | 189 | 4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Radcliffe | 179 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St Mary's

St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Angela Picknell | 1,701 | 52.0 |
| | Labour | Nurullah Turan | 1,535 | 47.0 |
| | Labour | Gary Poole | 1,534 | 46.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pierre Delarue | 904 | 27.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ilana Lever | 882 | 27.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor Kaufman | 824 | 25.2 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Baker | 418 | 12.8 |
| | Green | Alexandra Burton | 397 | 12.1 |
| | Conservative | James Kanagasooriam | 379 | 11.6 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Watts | 343 | 10.5 |
| | Green | Mike Crowson | 317 | 9.7 |
| | Green | Jonathan Hathaway | 270 | 8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St Peter's

St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Martin Klute | 1,816 | 55.3 |
| | Labour | Vivien Cutler | 1,786 | 54.4 |
| | Labour | Alice Clarke-Perry | 1,762 | 53.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Davies | 579 | 17.6 |
| | Conservative | Christian Forsdyke | 572 | 17.4 |
| | Conservative | Muhammad Kalaam | 558 | 17.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Burch | 500 | 15.2 |
| | Conservative | Evan Williams | 499 | 15.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sant | 443 | 13.5 |
| | Green | Michael Coffey | 406 | 12.4 |
| | Green | Wendy Proudfoot | 355 | 10.8 |
| | Green | Fabrice Ward | 315 | 9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tollington

Tollington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anjna Khurana | 2,764 | 71.8 |
| | Labour | Richard Watts | 2,727 | 70.8 |
| | Labour | Flora Williamson | 2,707 | 70.3 |
| | Green | Lilli Geissendorfer | 674 | 17.5 |
| | Green | Robin Latimer | 456 | 11.8 |
| | Green | Zachary Gomperts-Mitchelson | 380 | 9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Nicolov | 328 | 8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Gregory | 322 | 8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Allan | 278 | 7.2 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Bennett | 216 | 5.6 |
| | Conservative | Chris Williams | 212 | 5.5 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ward | 200 | 5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## By-elections 2018-2022

St. George’s ward by-election, 12 December 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gulcin Ozdemir | 2,918 | 45 | 8.2 |
| | Green | Natasha Cox | 2,501 | 39 | 3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Redesdale | 738 | 11 | 6.6 |
| | Women's Equality | Guilene Marco | 268 | 4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bunhill ward by-election, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Valerie Bossman | 1,960 | 48.4 | 6.2 |
| | Conservative | Zak Vora | 744 | 18.4 | 3.4 |
| | Green | Louise Webb | 590 | 14.6 | 1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maxx Turing | 572 | 14.1 | 1.7 |
| | Independent | Thomas Perks | 181 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Holloway ward by-election, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jason Jackson | 2,852 | 58.1 | 7.4 |
| | Green | Clare Poyner | 792 | 16.1 | 3.2 |
| | Conservative | Harry Nugent | 720 | 14.7 | 4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Hyett | 548 | 11.2 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Highbury West ward by-election, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Yassin Ibrahim | 2,465 | 42.4 | 16.7 |
| | Green | Katie Dawson | 1,799 | 30.9 | 10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Stacy | 776 | 13.3 | 1.3 |
| | Conservative | Ben Jackson | 733 | 13.3 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Mildmay ward by-election, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ricardo Weekes | 2,307 | 55.7 | 9.5 |
| | Green | Zoe Alzamora | 883 | 21.4 | 6.0 |
| | Conservative | Henry Woodroofe | 603 | 14.6 | 6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Stevens | 349 | 8.4 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Peter’s ward by-election, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Toby North | 1,885 | 42.9 | 10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Collins | 876 | 19.9 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative | Abdul Kalaam | 749 | 17.0 | 0.1 |
| | Green | Veronica Pasteur | 567 | 12.9 | 0.9 |
| | Independent | Jody Graber | 318 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tolligton ward by-election, 1 July 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mick Gilgunn | 1,243 | 56.7 | 12.8 |
| | Green | Jon Ward | 730 | 33.3 | 16.3 |
| | Conservative | Vanessa Carson | 127 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Nicolov | 94 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |