By-elections can be held at any time (apart from the last six months of the term) following the resignation or death of a local Councillor, but the newly-elected councillor will only serve until the next full election.
This page has results of past by-elections in Islington.
Visit our by-elections 2024 page for information on the Junction by-election to be held on 28 November 2024 and the results of the Hillrise by-election that took place on 15 August 2024.
Past by-election results 2024
Results for the Hillrise ward by-election on Thursday 15 August 2024
Shreya Nanda is elected as councillor for Hillrise Ward.
    
        
            | Candidate name  | 
            Party  | 
            Number of votes  | 
            Elected  | 
        
    
    
        
            |  Shreya NANDA | 
             Labour Party | 
            968  | 
            Yes  | 
        
        
            |  Alex NETTLE | 
             Green Party | 
            322  | 
            No | 
        
        
            |  Maxim PARR-REID | 
             Independent | 
            54  | 
            No  | 
        
        
            |  Alison May STOECKER | 
             Independent | 
            539  | 
            No  | 
        
        
            |  Imogen Margaret WALL  | 
             Liberal Democrats | 
            350  | 
            No  | 
        
    
    - Number of votes cast: 2,243
 
    - Turnout: 20.49%
 
Rejected ballots
    
        
            | Reason for rejection | 
            Total rejected votes  | 
        
    
    
        
            | Want of official mark | 
            0 | 
        
        
            | Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to | 
            4 | 
        
        
            | Writing or mark by which voter could be identified | 
            0 | 
        
        
            | Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty | 
            6  | 
        
    
Results for the Hillrise ward by-election on Thursday 2 May 2024
Ollie Steadman is elected as councillor for Hillrise Ward.
    
        
            | Candidate name  | 
            Party  | 
            Number of votes | 
            Elected | 
        
    
    
        
            | Alex Nettle | 
            Green Party | 
            1,095 | 
            No | 
        
        
            | Ollie Steadman | 
            Labour Party | 
            2,824 | 
            Yes | 
        
        
            | Rebecca Elisabeth Taylor | 
            Liberal Democrats | 
            577 | 
            No | 
        
    
    - Number of votes cast: 4,597
 
    - Turnout (percentage of eligible voters who voted in this election): 43.9% 
 
Rejected ballots
    
        
            | Reason for rejection | 
            Total rejected votes | 
        
    
    
        
            | Want of official mark | 
            0 | 
        
        
            | Voting for more candidates than voter as entitled to | 
            51 | 
        
        
            | Writing or mark by which voter could be identified | 
            2 | 
        
        
            | Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty | 
            48 | 
        
    
Past by-election results 2021
The result for the Tollington ward by-election on Thursday 1 July
    
        
            | Candidate | 
            Party | 
            Votes | 
        
    
    
        
            | Carson Vanessa Margaret | 
            Conservative Party Candidate | 
            127 | 
        
        
            | Gilgunn Mick | 
            Labour Party | 
            1,243 ELECTED | 
        
        
            | Nicolov Jane | 
            Liberal Democrats | 
            94 | 
        
        
            | Ward Jonathan | 
            Green Party | 
            730 | 
        
    
    - Electorate: 9,903
 
    - Turnout: 22%
 
Rejected ballots
    
        
            | Reason | 
            Total rejected | 
        
    
    
        
            | Want of official mark | 
            0 | 
        
        
            | Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to | 
            3 | 
        
        
            | Writing or mark by which voter could be identified | 
            0 | 
        
        
            | Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty | 
            4 | 
        
    
The result for the Bunhill ward by-election on Thursday 6 May 2021
    
        
            | Candidate | 
            Party | 
            Votes | 
        
    
    
        
            | Bossman-Quarshie Valerie | 
            Labour Party | 
            1,960 ELECTED | 
        
        
            | Perks Martyn Thomas | 
            Independent | 
            181 | 
        
        
            | Turing Maxx | 
            Liberal Democrat | 
            572 | 
        
        
            | Vora Zak | 
            Conservative Party candidate | 
            744 | 
        
        
            | Webb Catherine Louise | 
            Green Party | 
            590 | 
        
    
Turnout: 40%
Rejected ballots
    
        
            | Reason | 
            Total rejected | 
        
    
    
        
            | Want of official mark | 
            0 | 
        
        
            | Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to | 
            7 | 
        
        
            | Writing or mark by which voter could be identified | 
            0 | 
        
        
            | Being unmarked or wholly void of uncertainty | 
            49 | 
        
    
The result for the Highbury West ward by-election on Thursday 6 May 2021
    
        
            | Candidate | 
            Party | 
            Votes | 
        
    
    
        
            | Dawson Katie | 
            Green Party | 
            1,799 | 
        
        
            | Ibrahim Bashir Omar Yassin
             | 
            Labour Party | 
            2,465 ELECTED | 
        
        
            | Jackson Ben | 
            Conservative Party candidate | 
            773 | 
        
        
            | Stacy Terry | 
            Liberal Democrat | 
            776 | 
        
    
Turnout: 48.08%
Rejected ballots
    
        
            | Reason | 
            Total rejected | 
        
    
    
        
            | Want of official mark | 
            0 | 
        
        
            | Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to | 
            15 | 
        
        
            | Writing or mark by which voter could be identified | 
            0 | 
        
        
            | Being unmarked or wholly void of uncertainty | 
            101 | 
        
    
The result for the Holloway ward by-election on Thursday 6 May 2021
    
        
            | Candidate | 
            Party | 
            Votes | 
        
    
    
        
            | Hyett Andrew Charles  | 
            Liberal Democrat
             | 
            548 
             | 
        
        
            | Jackson Jason  | 
            Labour Party
             | 
            2852 ELECTED | 
        
        
            | Nugent Harry Charles  | 
            Conservative Party candidate  | 
            720 | 
        
        
            | Poyner Claire Louise | 
            Green Party  | 
            792 | 
        
    
Turnout: 44.9%
Rejected ballots
    
        
            | Reason | 
            Total rejected | 
        
    
    
        
            | Want of official mark | 
            0 | 
        
        
            | Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to | 
            2 | 
        
        
            | Writing or mark by which voter could be identified | 
            0 | 
        
        
            | Being unmarked or wholly void of uncertainty | 
            86 | 
        
    
The result for the Mildmay ward by-election on Thursday 6 May 2021:
    
        
            | Candidate | 
            Party | 
            Votes | 
        
    
    
        
            | Alzamora Zoe  | 
            Green Party | 
            883 | 
        
        
            | Stevens Phil | 
            Liberal Democrats | 
            349 | 
        
        
            | Weekes Angelo Ricardo  | 
            Labour Party | 
            2,307 ELECTED | 
        
        
            | Woodroofe William Henry | 
            Conservative Party candidate | 
            603 | 
        
    
Turnout: 44.04%
Rejected ballots
    
        
            | Reason | 
            Total rejected | 
        
    
    
        
            | Want of official mark | 
            0 | 
        
        
            | Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to | 
            3 | 
        
        
            | Writing or mark by which voter could be identified | 
            0 | 
        
        
            | Being unmarked or wholly void of uncertainty | 
            11 | 
        
    
The result for the St Peter's ward by-election on Thursday 6 May 2021:
    
        
            | Candidate | 
            Party | 
            Votes | 
        
    
    
        
            | Collins Victoria Mei Elizabeth  | 
            Liberal Democrats | 
            876 | 
        
        
            | Graber Jody | 
            Independent/td>
             | 
            318 | 
        
        
            | Kalaam Muhammad Abul  | 
            Conservative Party candidate  | 
            749 | 
        
        
            | North Toby Alexander | 
            Labour Party  | 
            1,885 ELECTED | 
        
        
            | Pasteur Veronica  | 
            Green Party | 
            567 | 
        
    
Turnout: 44.8%
Rejected ballots
    
        
            | Reason | 
            Total rejected | 
        
    
    
        
            | Want of official mark | 
            0 | 
        
        
            | Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to | 
            10 | 
        
        
            | Writing or mark by which voter could be identified | 
            0 | 
        
        
            | Being unmarked or wholly void of uncertainty | 
            41 |