# Highbury East (ward)

Highbury East was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Islington from 2002 to 2022. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections and last used at the 2018 elections. It returned councillors to Islington London Borough Council.

## List of councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 2002–2006 | David Barnes | Liberal Democrats |
| 2002–2006 | David Barnes | Conservative |
| 2002–2010 | Laura Willoughby | Liberal Democrats |
| 2002–2014 | Terry Stacy | Liberal Democrats |
| 2006–2014 | John Gilbert | Liberal Democrats |
| 2010–2014 | Julie Horten | Liberal Democrats |
| 2014–2022 | Osh Gantly | Labour |
| 2014–2018 | Aysegul Erdogan | Labour |
| 2014–2022 | Caroline Russell | Green |
| 2018–2022 | Sue Lukes | Labour |

## Islington council elections
### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Islington London Borough Council election: 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 | |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Islington London Borough Council election: Highbury East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Osh Gantly | 1,514 | | |
| | Labour | Aysegul Erdogan | 1,430 | | |
| | Green | Caroline Russell | 1,214 | | |
| | Labour | Muhammed Kalaam | 1,206 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Horten | 1,204 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Stacy | 1,185 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Gilbert | 1,138 | | |
| | Green | Charlie Kiss | 867 | | |
| | Green | Susanna Rustin | 721 | | |
| | Conservative | Connor Coleman | 411 | | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Williams | 375 | | |
| | UKIP | Greg Clough | 247 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,051 | 44.2 | −23.4 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
2010 Islington London Borough Council election: Highbury East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Horten | 2,506 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Gilbert | 2,484 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Stacy | 2,160 | | |
| | Labour | Matt Creamer | 1,772 | | |
| | Labour | Clare Jeapes | 1,747 | | |
| | Labour | Regine Kaseki | 1,391 | | |
| | Green | Emma Dixon | 1,117 | | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Brindle | 837 | | |
| | Conservative | James Barker | 809 | | |
| | Conservative | Neil Lindsay | 733 | | |
| | Green | Andrew Myer | 657 | | |
| | Green | James Humphreys | 639 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,852 | 67.6 | +31.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Islington London Borough Council election: Highbury East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Willoughby | 976 | 33.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Stacy | 870 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Gilbert | 836 | | |
| | Labour | Stephen Molyneaux | 726 | 25.2 | |
| | Labour | Leo Schulz | 726 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Gilgunn | 696 | | |
| | Green | Emma Dixon | 637 | 22.1 | |
| | Conservative | David Barnes | 540 | 18.8 | |
| | Conservative | Martine Oborne | 493 | | |
| | Green | Andrew Myer | 491 | | |
| | Green | James Humphreys | 479 | | |
| | Conservative | Tim Newark | 450 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,920 | 36.5 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Islington London Borough Council election: Highbury East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Barnes | 1,385 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Willoughby | 1,378 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Stacy | 1,307 | | |
| | Labour | Theresa Debono | 757 | | |
| | Labour | Timothy Clark | 730 | | |
| | Labour | David Poyser | 726 | | |
| | Green | Christopher Ashby | 378 | | |
| | Green | Sara Meidan | 317 | | |
| | Green | Patricia Tuson | 288 | | |
| | Conservative | Mark Riddleston | 152 | | |
| | Conservative | John Wilkin | 147 | | |
| | Conservative | Tristan Rudgard | 144 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,709 | 33.3 | |
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