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Junction (ward)

Junction 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. The boundaries were redrawn in 1978, 2002 and 2022. The revision in 1978 reduced the number of councillors from four to three.

Junction
Electoral ward
for the Islington London Borough Council
Map
Junction ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughIslington
CountyGreater London
Population12,855 (2021)[a]
Electorate8,979 (2022)
Major settlementsArchway
Area1.049 square kilometres (0.405 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members
  • 1965–1978: 4
  • 1978–present: 3
Councillors
  •   Janet Burgess
  •   Kaya Comer-Schwartz
  •   Sheila Chapman
ONS code00AUGH (2002–2022)
GSS code
  • E05013707 (2022–present)
  • E05000376 (2002–2022)

List of councillors

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The ward was initially represented by four councillors. This decreased to three in 1978.

Term Councillor Party
1964–1968 P. Grant Labour
1964–1968 E. Plummer Labour
1964–1968 L. Ross Labour
1964–1968 C. Tarr Labour
1968–1971 C. Bircher Conservative
1968–1971 S. Bron Conservative
1968–1971 R. Kinghorn Conservative
1968–1971 J. Szemerey Conservative
1971–1974 W. Musgrave Labour
1971–1974 David Davies Labour
1971–1972 George Barnard Labour
1971–1974 D. Robinson Labour
1972–1974 M. McCann Labour
1974–1978 K. Donoghue Labour
1974–1978 H. Metcalf Labour
1974–1982 Mark Van de Weyer Labour
1974–1978 V. Veness Labour
1982–1990 Maurice Barnes Labour
1982–2002 Taha Karim Labour
1982–1986 Derek Sawyer Labour
1986–1992 Candy Atherton Labour
1990–1994 Robert Durack Labour
1992–1994 Lydia Richards Labour
1994–2001 Sandra Marks Labour
1994–1997 Tal Michael Labour
1998–2002 Janet Burgess Labour
2006–present Labour
2001–2002 Patricia Clarke Labour
2002–2006 James Blanchard Liberal Democrats
2002–2010 Stefan Kasprzyk Liberal Democrats
2002–2006 Euan Cameron Liberal Democrats
2006–2014 Ursula Woolley Liberal Democrats
2010–2013 Arthur Graves Liberal Democrats
2013–2024 Kaya Comer-Schwartz Labour
2014–2018 Tim Nicholls Labour
2018–present Sheila Chapman Labour

Summary

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Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

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2
3
4
1964
1968
1971
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
  •   Labour
  •   Conservative
  •   Liberal Democrats

Islington council elections since 2022

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There was a revision of ward boundaries in Islington in 2022. Junction ward gained the Miranda Estate from Hillrise.

2024 by-election

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The by-election will be held on 28 November 2024, following the resignation of Kaya Comer-Schwartz.[1]

2022 election

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The election took place on 5 May 2022.[2]

2022 Islington London Borough Council election: Junction (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Burgess 2,111 68.0
Labour Kaya Comer-Schwartz 2,004 64.5
Labour Sheila Chapman 2,001 64.4
Green Olivia Brunning 761 24.5
Green Paul Elliott 545 17.6
Green David Zell 507 16.3
Conservative Kim Andrews 279 9.0
Conservative Jonathan Elvin 252 8.1
Liberal Democrats Stefan Kasprzyk 240 7.7
Conservative Nigel Seay 240 7.7
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Taylor 194 6.2
Liberal Democrats Ufi Ibrahim 182 5.9
Turnout 35.3
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Islington council elections

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Junction ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

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

2018 election

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

2018 Islington London Borough Council election: Junction (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Burgess 2,391 71.0
Labour Sheila Chapman 2,236 66.4
Labour Kaya Comer-Schwartz 2,192 65.1
Green Olivia Brunning 621 18.4
Green Paul Elliott 389 11.6
Liberal Democrats Stefan Kasprzyk 331 9.8
Green Eric Fabrizi 326 9.7
Liberal Democrats Kath Pollard 289 8.6
Conservative John Wilkin 280 8.3
Liberal Democrats Amy Vatcher 271 8.0
Conservative Toan Hoang 262 7.8
Conservative Chinwe Bunting 256 7.6
Socialist (GB) Bill Martin 52 1.5
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

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The election took place on 22 May 2014.[4]

2014 Islington London Borough Council election: Junction (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Burgess 2,228
Labour Kaya Makarau-Schwartz 1,938
Labour Tim Nicholls 1,779
Green Jill Renwick 720
Green Mick Holloway 717
Green Daniel Hudson 621
Conservative Michael Collins 361
Liberal Democrats Stefan Kasprzyk 333
Conservative Riddhi Bhalla 320
Conservative Oliver Jonathan 314
Liberal Democrats Giorgia Gamba 297
Liberal Democrats Victoria Savvides 245
Independent Bill Martin 90
Turnout 3,498 38.4 −25.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2013 by-election

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A by-election was held on 21 March 2013, following the resignation of Arthur Graves.[4]

2013 Junction by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kaya Makarau-Schwartz 1,343 61.60 +21.5
Green Mick Holloway 381 17.47 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Stefan Kasprzyk 276 12.66 −25.0
Conservative Patricia Napier 120 5.50 −4.1
BNP Gary Townsend 31 1.42 +1.42
Socialist (GB) Bill Martin 18 0.82 +0.82
Majority 962 44.12
Turnout 2,180 24.20
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2010 election

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The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[5]

2010 Islington London Borough Council election: Junction (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Burgess 2,338
Liberal Democrats Arthur Graves 2,182
Liberal Democrats Ursula Woolley 2,125
Liberal Democrats Stefan Kasprzyk 2,071
Labour Olly Parker 1,899
Labour Kaya Makarau-Schwartz 1,878
Green Sue Bineham 713
Green Becky Wright 597
Conservative Connor Coleman 556
Conservative Richard Campbell 533
Green Ken Burgess 529
Conservative James Kerby 480
Turnout 15,901 63.9 +28.5
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2006 election

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The election took place on 4 May 2006.[6]

2006 Islington London Borough Council election: Junction (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ursula Woolley 1,015 35.9
Liberal Democrats Stefan Kasprzyk 1,014
Labour Janet Burgess 936 33.1
Liberal Democrats Zubin Masani 873
Labour Patricia Clarke 870
Labour John Wyman 772
Green Rosemary House 386 13.6
Green Donald Lowe 320
Green Anthony Cooper 291
Independent Katharine Buffery 263 9.3
Conservative Mark Bennett 228 8.1
Independent Charles Ware 212
Conservative Francine Schwartz 200
Conservative Chris Skidmore 188
Turnout 7,568 35.4 +4.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2002 election

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The election took place on 2 May 2002.[7]

2002 Islington London Borough Council election: Junction (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Blanchard 1,219
Liberal Democrats Stefan Kasprzyk 1,137
Liberal Democrats Euan Cameron 1,132
Labour Janet Burgess 1,035
Labour Patricia Clarke 925
Labour Talal Karim 864
Green Tania Stokes 261
Green Keith Magnum 207
Green Beatrice Sayers 204
CPA Pearl Grenardo 31
Turnout 7,015 30.6
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Islington council elections

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Junction ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

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

2001 by-election

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The by-election was held on 7 June 2001, following the resignation of Sandra Marks.[7]

2001 Junction by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Clarke 1,661 47.1 −8.2
Liberal Democrats Stefan Kaprzyk 1,253 35.5 +15.2
Green Jon Nott 347 9.8 −5.6
Conservative Abubaker Ajiya 266 7.5 −1.4
Majority 408 11.6
Turnout 3,527 49.9
Labour hold Swing

1998 election

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The election took place on 7 May 1998.[8]

1998 Islington London Borough Council election: Junction (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Burgess 1,104
Labour Taha Karim 940
Labour Sandra Marks 934
Liberal Democrats Margaret Lally 430
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Sidney 347
Liberal Democrats Alford Reeves 319
Green Angela Royston 284
Green Ajay Burlingham-Johnson 271
Conservative Charles Sharman 167
Conservative Anthea Ward 152
Turnout 4,948
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1997 by-election

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The by-election took place on 10 July 1997, following the resignation of Tal Michael.[8]

1997 Junction by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Burgess 793 72.6 +10.9
Conservative Oliver Judge 134 12.3 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Heija Jaff 90 8.2 −7.2
Green Victoria Olliver 76 7.0 −5.7
Majority 659 60.3
Turnout 1,093 17.0
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

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The election took place on 5 May 1994.[9]

1994 Islington London Borough Council election: Junction (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandra Marks 1,656 62.34   3.54
Labour Taha Karim 1,630
Labour Tal Michael 1,497
Liberal Democrats Jane Little 415 13.96 New
Liberal Democrats Pauline Callow 355
Green Angela Royston 338 13.22  10.30
Liberal Democrats Alford Reeves 300
Conservative Victoria Lloyd 280 10.48   7.19
Conservative Anthea Ward 268
Conservative Edward Scilloe 255
Registered electors 6,488   47
Turnout 2,584 39.83   5.69
Rejected ballots 12 0.46   0.22
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

1992 by-election

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A by-election took place on 9 July 1992, following the resignation of Candy Atherton.[10]

1992 Junction by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lydia Richards 847 64.7
Green Beatrice Rolph 193 14.7
Conservative William Thomas 189 14.4
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Tranter 81 6.2
Turnout 20.2
Labour hold Swing

1990 election

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The election took place on 3 May 1990.[11]

1990 Islington London Borough Council election: Junction (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Candy Atherton 1,929 58.80
Labour Robert Durack 1,810
Labour Taha Karim 1,631
Green Mary Adshead 716 23.52
Conservative Kingsley Manning 567 17.67
Conservative Christine Cardow 553
Conservative Robin Cave 493
Registered electors 6,441
Turnout 2,932 45.52
Rejected ballots 7 0.24
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

1986 election

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The election took place on 8 May 1986.[12]

1986 Islington London Borough Council election: Junction (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maurice Barnes 1,813
Labour Candy Atherton 1,748
Labour Taha Karim 1,669
Alliance Patricia Julian 600
Alliance Stephen Cope 594
Conservative David Nicholson 545
Alliance Errol Smalley 523
Conservative Kingsley Manning 516
Conservative Nigel Boardman 491
Green Mary Adshead 206
Registered electors 6,376
Turnout   48.3
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

1982 election

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1982 Islington London Borough Council election: Junction (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maurice Barnes 1,450 36.11
Labour Co-op Taha Karim 1,376 33.13
Labour Co-op Derek Sawyer 1,283
Conservative Timothy Devlin 728 17.56
Conservative Kingsley Manning 712
Conservative David Nicholson 675
Alliance Mary McCann 558 13.20
Alliance Roy Lincoln 517
Alliance Patrick Sheeran 516
Registered electors 6,341
Turnout 44.7
Labour hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

1978 election

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The election took place on 4 May 1978.[13]

1978 Islington London Borough Council election: Junction (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher King 1,504
Labour Catherine Kaplinsky 1,439
Labour Mark Van de Weyer 1,402
Conservative David Nicholson 1,088
Conservative Jonathan Sayeed 986
Conservative Michael Portillo 980
National Front Clifford Baker 97
National Front Anthony Hedge 97
National Front Ian Binnie 96
Registered electors 6,428
Turnout   44.2
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Islington council elections

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External images
  Junction ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978 (west)
  Junction ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978 (east)

1974 election

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The election took place on 2 May 1974.[14]

1974 Islington London Borough Council election: Junction (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Donoghue 1,161
Labour H. Metcalf 1,152
Labour Mark Van de Weyer 1,131
Labour V. Veness 1,089
Conservative R. Kinghorn 648
Conservative J. Hanvey 637
Conservative T. Northey 610
Conservative J. Sayeed 584
Liberal J. Froment 241
Liberal A. Brown 235
Liberal H. Barker 221
Liberal A. Toffel 216
Registered electors 7,598
Turnout   28.1
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

1972 by-election

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The by-election took place on 16 November 1972.[13]

1972 Junction by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. McCann 700
Conservative R. Kinghorn 418
Turnout 13.9%
Labour hold Swing

1971 election

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The election took place on 13 May 1971.[15]

1971 Islington London Borough Council election: Junction (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Musgrave 1,521
Labour David Davies 1,515
Labour George Barnard 1,497
Labour D. Robinson 1,447
Conservative R. Richardson 944
Conservative R. Kinghorn 939
Conservative C. Salaman 862
Conservative T. Yeo 851
Registered electors 8,485
Turnout   29.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1968 election

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The election took place on 9 May 1968.[16]

1968 Islington London Borough Council election: Junction (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Bircher 1,359
Conservative S. Bron 1,327
Conservative R. Kinghorn 1,325
Conservative J. Szemerey 1,278
Labour P. Grant 934
Labour E. Hoodless 912
Labour A. White 881
Labour W. Musgrave 872
Liberal H. Barker 208
Liberal A. Mildren 157
Communist F. Rickett 89
Registered electors 10,417
Turnout   24.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1964 election

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The election took place on 7 May 1964.[17]

1964 Islington London Borough Council election: Junction (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Grant 1,229
Labour E. Plummer 1,221
Labour L. Ross 1,200
Labour C. Tarr 1,155
Conservative I. Akers 576
Conservative E. Ranson 527
Conservative J. Jones 523
Conservative H. Ranson 515
Communist K. Thomas 206
Turnout 1,872 16.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

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  1. ^ "Notice of Election: London Borough of Islington election of a borough councillor for Junction Ward on 28 November 2024 | Islington Council". www.islington.gov.uk. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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