Tollington is an electoral ward in the

London Borough of Islington The London Borough of Islington ( ) is a London borough, borough in North London, England. Forming part of Inner London, Islington has an estimated population of 215,667. It was formed in 1965, under the London Government Act 1963, by the amalg ...

. The ward was first used in the

1978 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1978. Africa * 1978 Cameroonian parliamentary election * 1978 Comorian legislative election * 1978 Comorian presidential election * 1978 Egyptian protection of national unity and social peace referend ...

. It returns three councillors to

Islington London Borough Council Islington London Borough Council, also known as Islington Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Islington in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majo ...

. It is part of the Islington North constituency. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 13,211. The ward is represented by three councillors, whose elections are held every four years. The ward is a very safe Labour seat, and stayed Labour even during the years when Islington Council was won by the Liberal Democrats. As of 2022, the councillors are Mick Gilgunn, Anjna Khurana and Flora Williamson.

Background

The ward is named after the only other place in the historic parish of Islington mentioned as a separate manor in the

Domesday Book Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...

, in the old form ''Tolentone''. 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.

Islington council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Islington in 2022.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.

2002–2022 Islington council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Islington in 2002.

2021 by-election

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the

United Kingdom general election United Kingdom general elections (elections for the House of Commons) have occurred in the United Kingdom since the first in 1802. The members of the 1801–1802 Parliament had been elected to the former Parliament of Great Britain and Parliame ...

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.

1978–2002 Islington council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Islington in 1978. There was a very minor adjustment to the Tollington ward boundary in 1994.

1998 election

1994 election

1990 election

1986 election

1982 election

1978 election

Notes

References

External links

Mick Gilgunn

Anjna Khurana

Flora Williamson
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