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Islington London Borough Council

Local authority area: London Borough of Islington

London Borough of Islington is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 14.9 km² and had 220,373 residents in 2022 — about 14,830 people per km². The authority dates from 1965. The council is based in Islington.

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Council headquartersIslington Town Hall
Islington Town Hall
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for London Borough of Islington, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022220,373+4.4% since 2012
Land area14.9km²5.7 sq mi
Density14,830/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#118of 382 UK councils · #105 in England
Population estimates4 data points
211K227.7K239.1K220.4K
2012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1965
    Created

    Formed from Metropolitan Borough of Islington, Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury.

Abroad

Twinned with

Pano Lefkara
Borders

Neighbouring councils

LLondon Borough of CamdenLondon borough218,049LLondon Borough of HaringeyLondon borough261,811LLondon Borough of HackneyLondon borough261,491CCity of LondonLondon borough10,847
Same region, same type

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Elections

17 electoral wards

Census 2021: 216,589 residents in 96,497 households across the wards; 9.4% aged 65+, 26.7% of homes owned, 66.9% of households without a car.

1Hillrise6,439 households · 10.8% aged 65+14,9702Finsbury Park6,103 households · 8.1% aged 65+14,6453Mildmay6,151 households · 8.1% aged 65+14,2664Highbury6,014 households · 10.7% aged 65+13,8085Tollington6,114 households · 8.6% aged 65+13,7646Arsenal6,011 households · 6.6% aged 65+13,125

All wards of London Borough of Islington

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CBusiness HealthyCouncil office · London EC2P 2EJ · hours listedTIslington Computer Skills CentreTown hall · London EC1V 4NBTIslington Town HallTown hall · London N1 2UD · hours listed
Westminster

Constituencies

Islington South and Finsbury · 9 wardsIslington North · 8 wards
Source: Wikidata Q205817 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.