Holloway (ward)
Holloway | |
|---|---|
electoral ward | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′18″N 0°07′41″W / 51.555°N 0.128°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | London |
| County | Greater London |
| London borough | Islington |
Holloway Ward is one of sixteen electoral divisions of the London Borough of Islington, is one of the eight making up the Islington South and Finsbury Parliamentary constituency, fifty five making up the North East London Assembly constituency, and 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 on the Borough's council by three councillors, with elections held every four years. At the 2018 local election, all three seats returned Labour Party candidates. Rakhia Ismail, Paul Smith and Diarmaid Ward were elected by wide margins. In November 2020, Ismail, a former mayor of the borough, defected to the Conservative Party.[2]
References
- ^ "Islington Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ Bartholomew, Emma. "'I'm really lucky to be working with Shaun': Islington's former Labour mayor Rakhia Ismail defects to the Tories". Islington Gazette. Retrieved 26 November 2020.