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Islington North.

Independent MP Jeremy Corbyn holds the seat on 49.2% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentJeremy Corbyn · Independent
CouncilIslington
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001305
Electorate · 2024
72.9k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
49.2%
Independent · +14.8pp over Lab
Settlements
1
Largest: Islington
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
36.5
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

Sitting as an independent since being expelled from Labour ahead of the 2024 election, Corbyn has been one of the more rebellious voices in the current Commons -- though "rebel" requires context for an MP with no party whip to follow. His most distinctive recent votes pit him against the Labour government on children's online safety, where he backed Lords amendments seeking a social media ban for under-16s that ministers rejected, and on the Crime and Policing Bill, where he voted to retain Lords protections for political speech around terrorism. He has also consistently backed Lords scrutiny of the English Devolution Bill against government attempts to override the upper chamber. In April 2026, he was quoted in coverage opposing the government's protest-rights legislation, framing it as an attack on civil liberties.

At 52% participation, Corbyn votes in roughly half of all divisions -- below the Commons average. His stance profile is sharply left-leaning: he votes with workers' rights and welfare-expansion positions over 85% of the time, but deviates hard from his independent peers on fiscal discipline (14% aligned) and housing development (0%). He speaks prolifically -- 263 contributions across 174 debates -- with defence his dominant topic, likely reflecting his long-standing anti-war positions. He is notably more supportive than fellow independents of the private school VAT policy and educational equality measures.

News coverage over the past 90 days is near-neutral on balance across 106 articles, but the highest-impact individual pieces cut both ways: praised for constituent engagement and grassroots accountability, criticised for inconsistency on Zionism and for his leadership of Your Party. No committee memberships are recorded. Data on local casework is unavailable.

49.2%
Ind vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
8
Wards · 24 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.8 wards · 24 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Arsenal(3 seats)Craig · Brown · Brighty4,821Islington LabMay 2026
Finsbury Park(3 seats)Allen · O'Sullivan · Hassan3,693Islington LabMay 2026
Highbury(3 seats)Hamdache · Nott · Hussain5,963Islington LabMay 2026
Hillrise(3 seats)Spall · Safi-Ngongo · Nanda4,852Islington LabMay 2026
Junction(3 seats)Gregg · Potts · Chapman4,211Islington LabMay 2026
Mildmay(3 seats)Valero · Caines · Brown5,115Islington LabMay 2026
Tollington(3 seats)Nettle · Baptista-Mendes · Ward6,533Islington LabMay 2026
Tufnell Park(3 seats)Osborne · Kates · Andersson-Gylden6,172Islington LabMay 2026

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.1 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Islington (109,833). Total population across named built-up areas: 109,833.

city 109,833

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Islington109,833city
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate63.6%57.1%+11%
Owner-occupied30.3%63.1%-52%
Private rented30.9%20.0%+54%
Social rented38.4%16.8%+129%

Ethnicity.

White61.4%
Asian8.6%
Black14.9%
Mixed7.7%
Other7.4%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 47.4% Female 52.5% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£36,200
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£63,400
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
4,920
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
33
19 primary · 6 secondary
GCSE pass
63.3%
Attainment 8: 45.4

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£902m
Taxpayers58,000
Median per taxpayer£4,390
Mean per taxpayer£15,600

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by Islington. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.

For household tax breakdown

Move the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings — the household lens.

§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
36.5
+76% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
12.2
12-month rolling
Top category
Anti-social behaviour
27% of recorded crime

By category.

Anti-social behaviour9.7
Violence & sexual offences9.1
Theft from the person2.7
Other theft2.3
Drugs2.1
Public order2.1
Vehicle crime2.0

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Jeremy CorbynWONInd24,12049.2
Praful NargundLab16,87334.4
Sheridan KatesGrn2,6605.4
Karen HarriesCon1,9504.0
Martyn NelsonRef1,7103.5
Vikas AggarwalLD1,6613.4
Paul JoslingInd320.1

Turnout 49,006

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Jeremy CorbynLab64.3
2017Jeremy CorbynLab73.0
2015Jeremy CorbynLab60.2
2010Corbyn, JeremyLab54.5
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission