page_title: Tollington (ward)
hierarchical_section_title: Tollington (ward)
context_page_description: Tollington Ward is one of sixteen electoral divisions of the London Borough of Islington and is one of the eight that make up the Islington North constituency. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 13,211.
  It is the only other place in the historic parish of Islington mentioned in the Domesday Book as a separate manor. The manor house was located beside present day Hornsey Road and was purchased in 1271 by the priory of St John at Clerkenwell after which the manor's name fell into disuse.
  The ward is represented in the Borough's council by three councillors whose elections are held every four years. In May 2018, Richard Watts, Anjna Khurana and Flora Williamson were elected to represent the ward. Richard Watts is also the leader of the council.
context_section_description: Tollington Ward is one of sixteen electoral divisions of the London Borough of Islington and is one of the eight that make up the Islington North constituency. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 13,211.  
  It is the only other place in the historic parish of Islington mentioned in the Domesday Book (in the old form Tolentone) as a separate manor.  The manor house was located beside present day Hornsey Road (known as Tollington Lane as late as 1740) and was purchased in 1271 by the priory of St John at Clerkenwell after which the manor's name fell into disuse.  
  The ward is represented in the Borough's council by three councillors whose elections are held every four years. In May 2018, Richard Watts, Anjna Khurana and Flora Williamson were elected to represent the ward.  Richard Watts is also the leader of the council.
caption: A map showing the Tollington ward of Islington Metropolitan Borough as it appeared in 1916.