Holloway (ward) explained

Holloway
Constituency Type:	electoral ward
Parl Name:	Islington London Borough Council
District Label:	Borough
District:	Islington
Region:	Greater London
Region Label:	County
Towns:	Holloway
Year:	1965
Members Label:	Councillors
Population:	12,737 (2021)
Electorate:	8,320 (2022)
Blank1 Name:	GSS code
Blank1 Info:	E05013706 (2022–present)

Holloway is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Islington. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns councillors to Islington London Borough Council.

It is part of the Islington South and Finsbury Parliamentary constituency and the North East London Assembly constituency. It is located in the lower Holloway area of Islington in North London in the United Kingdom. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 14,983.^[1] The ward is represented by three councillors, with elections held every four years.

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.^[2]

2002–2022 Islington council elections

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

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.^[3]

In November 2020, Rakhia Ismail switched to the Conservative Party.^[4]

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[5]

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.^[6]

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.^[7]

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.^[8]

1978–2002 Islington council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Islington in 1978.

1978 election

1964–1978 Islington council elections

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Islington Ward population 2011. 24 October 2016. Office for National Statistics . Neighbourhood Statistics.
2. Web site: London Borough Council Elections: May 2022 . Joe . Heywood . Caitlin . Loftus . London Datastore . Greater London Authority . 13 October 2023 . March 2023.
3. Web site: London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018 . Joseph . Colombeau . London Datastore . Greater London Authority . 13 October 2023 . October 2018.
4. Web site: Bartholomew . Emma . ’I’m really lucky to be working with Shaun’: Islington’s former Labour mayor Rakhia Ismail defects to the Tories . Islington Gazette . 26 November 2020 . en.
5. Web site: London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014 . Joseph . Colombeau . London Datastore . Greater London Authority . 13 October 2023 . September 2014.
6. Web site: Piggott . Gareth . London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010 . London Datastore . Greater London Authority . 13 October 2023 . March 2011 .
7. Web site: London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006 . London Datastore . March 2007 . Michael . Minors . Dennis . Grenham . Greater London Authority . 13 October 2023 .
8. Web site: Minors . Michael . Grenham . Dennis . London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002 . London Datastore . Greater London Authority . 13 October 2023 . 2002 .
9. Web site: London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964 . London Datastore . London County Council . 13 October 2023 . November 1964 .