London Borough of Islington

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Borough in United Kingdom

Islington
Borough
Coat of arms Council logo
Islington shown within Greater London
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	London
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Created	1 April 1965
Admin HQ	Upper Street, Islington
Government
• Type	London borough council
• Body	Islington London Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Labour)
• Mayor	Cllr Dave Poyser
• London Assembly	Jennette Arnold (Labour) AM for North East
• MPs	Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) Emily Thornberry (Labour)
• EU Parliament	London
Area
• Total	5.74 sq mi (14.86 km2)
Area rank	324th (of 326)
Population (mid-2017 est.)
• Total	235,000
• Rank	71st (of 326)
• Density	41,000/sq mi (16,000/km2)
• Ethnicity[1]	47.7% White British 3.9% White Irish 0.1% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller 16.4% Other White 2.1% White & Black Caribbean 0.9% White & Black African 1.4% White & Asian 2.1% Other Mixed 1.7% Indian 0.5% Pakistani 2.3% Bangladeshi 2.2% Chinese 2.6% Other Asian 6.1% Black African 3.9% Black Caribbean 2.8% Other Black 0.9% Arab 2.4% Other
Time zone	UTC (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcodes	EC, N, NW, WC
Area code(s)	020
ONS code	00AU
GSS code	E09000019
Police	Metropolitan Police
Website	https://www.islington.gov.uk/

The London Borough of Islington (/ˈɪzlɪŋtən/ (listen) IZ-ling-tən) is a London borough in Inner London, England. The borough includes a significant area to the south which forms part of central London. Islington has an estimated population of 215,667. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Islington and Finsbury.

The merged entity remains the second-smallest borough in London and the third-smallest district in England. The borough contains two Westminster parliamentary constituencies, Islington North, the constituency of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, and Islington South & Finsbury, the constituency of Labour Shadow Foreign Secretary and Shadow First Secretary of State Emily Thornberry. The local authority is Islington Council. The borough is home to football club Arsenal, one of the most successful clubs in England and its home Emirates Stadium that is one of the largest football stadiums in the country.

The southern part of the borough which is south of the A501 Pentonville Road and City Road is part of central London and the central London congestion charging zone.

A significant part of the south of the borough borders the City of London with the area to the south west bordering the London borough of Camden.

The central London area includes a number of zone 1 stations including Farringdon and Old Street.

Contents

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  1 Etymology
  


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  2 Districts of Islington
  


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  3 Wards
  


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  4 Government and infrastructure
  


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  5 Economy
  


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  6 Transport
  
  
  
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    6.1 London Underground
    
  
  
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    6.2 London Overground stations
    
  
  
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    6.3 Railway stations
    
  
  
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    6.4 Travel to work
    
  
  
  
  


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  7 Major public and private bodies in Islington
  
  
  
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    7.1 Prisons
    
  
  
  
  


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  8 Cultural attractions and institutions in Islington
  


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  9 Demographics
  
  
  
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    9.1 Ethnicity
    
  
  
  
  


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  10 Education
  
  
  
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    10.1 Universities
    
  
  
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    10.2 Colleges
    
  
  
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    10.3 Schools
    
  
  
  
  


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  11 See also
  


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  12 References
  


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  13 External links
  

Etymology

Islington was originally named by the Saxons Giseldone (1005), then Gislandune (1062). The name means 'Gīsla's hill' from the Old English personal name Gīsla and dun 'hill', 'down'. The name then later mutated to Isledon, which remained in use well into the 17th century when the modern form arose.^[2] In medieval times, Islington was just one of many small manors in the area, along with Bernersbury, Neweton Berewe or Hey-bury, and Canonesbury (Barnsbury, Highbury and Canonbury – names first recorded in the 13th and 14th centuries). "Islington" came to be applied as the name for the parish covering these villages, and was the name chosen for the Metropolitan Borough of Islington, on its formation in 1899. On the merger with Finsbury, to form the modern borough this name came to be applied to the whole borough.

Districts of Islington

See also: Islington parks and open spaces

The borough includes the areas:

• Angel


• Archway


• Barnsbury


• Canonbury


• Clerkenwell


• Farringdon


• Finsbury


• 
  Finsbury Park (split between three boroughs. Other boroughs are London Borough of Haringey and London Borough of Hackney).


• Highbury


• Highgate


• Holloway


• Islington


• Kings Cross


• Lower Holloway


• Mildmay


• Nag's Head


• Newington Green


• Old Street


• Pentonville


• St Luke's


• Tufnell Park


• Upper Holloway

Wards

A map showing the wards of Islington since 2002

• Barnsbury


• Bunhill


• Caledonian


• Canonbury


• Newington Green


• Clerkenwell


• Finsbury Park


• Highbury East


• Highbury West


• Hillrise


• Holloway


• Junction


• Mildmay


• Saint Georges


• Saint Marys


• Saint Peters


• Tollington

Government and infrastructure

See also: Islington local elections

Islington Council is the borough's local authority. It is a London borough council, one of thirty-two principal subdivisions of the administrative area of Greater London. The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 and replaced two local authorities: Finsbury Metropolitan Borough Council and Islington Metropolitan Borough Council. The former Islington Metropolitan Town Hall, at the intersection of Upper Street and Richmond Grove, serves as the present Borough's council building.^[3]

Islington is divided into 16 wards, each electing three councillors.^[4] Following the May 2018 election, Islington Council comprises 47 Labour Party councillors and 1 Green Party councillor. Of these 48 councillors, the Leader of the Council is Councillor Richard Watts, while the Mayor is Councillor Dave Poyser.^[5][6]

Islington is represented by two parliamentary constituencies. Islington North is represented by Jeremy Corbyn of the Labour Party, the current Leader of the Opposition since 2015. Islington South and Finsbury is represented by Emily Thornberry, Shadow First Secretary of State and Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the Labour Party.

Islington forms part of the North East constituency for the London Assembly, represented by Jennette Arnold, also of the Labour Party.

Economy

Inmarsat head office

Inmarsat has its head office in the borough.^[7]

Transport

Islington Town Hall

Islington has a wide variety of transportation services, with direct connections to the suburbs and the City and West End. Islington also has ten tube stations within its boundaries, with connections by the tube to all around London.

London Underground

There are ten Underground stations in the borough:

• Angel


• Archway


• Arsenal


• Caledonian Road


• Farringdon


• Finsbury Park


• Highbury & Islington


• Holloway Road


• Old Street


• Tufnell Park

These stations are principally served by the Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines. Farringdon station is also served by the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines.

London Overground stations

There are also several London Overground stations in the borough. They are as follows:

• Caledonian Road & Barnsbury


• Canonbury


• Crouch Hill


• Highbury & Islington


• Upper Holloway

Railway stations

There are several railway stations in the borough. They are as follows:

• Drayton Park


• Essex Road


• Farringdon


• Finsbury Park


• Highbury & Islington


• Old Street

Travel to work

In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: underground, metro, light rail, tram, 19.4% of all residents aged 16–74; bus, minibus or coach, 10.3%; on foot, 10.3%; bicycle, 6.2%; driving a car or van, 6.0%; train, 3.7%; work mainly at or from home, 3.6%.^[8]

Major public and private bodies in Islington

Prisons

There is one prison in Islington, a men's prison, HM Prison Pentonville. Until it closed in 2016 there was also a women's prison HM Prison Holloway, which in the early 20th century was used to hold many suffragettes.

Cultural attractions and institutions in Islington

The 'Angel Central' shopping arcade

• Almeida Theatre


• Artillery Ground


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  Pleasance Islington Theatre


• Courtyard Theatre


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  Emirates Stadium (and the former Arsenal Stadium at Highbury)


• Angel Central (formerly the Islington N1 Centre)


• The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in Canonbury Square


• Hen and Chickens Theatre


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  Islington Arts Factory, in Parkhurst Road,


• 
  London Canal Museum, located in New Wharf Road, King's Cross


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  Islington Museum, located at Finsbury Library


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  Islington Local History Centre, located at Finsbury Library


• John Salt, cocktail bar on Upper Street


• The King's Head Theatre
  


• Sadler's Wells Theatre


• Union Chapel


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  Peter Benenson House, headquarters of Amnesty International


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  Little Angel Theatre a puppet theatre and producer of the Suspense Puppetry Festival of London.


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  VUE Cinema, located inside the N1 center


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  Odeon Cinema, located on Holloway Road


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  St John's Gate, Clerkenwell (Islington's badge for London2012)


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  The Screen On The Green, a single screen cinema on Upper Street


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  Holloway in Islington is home to Freightliners City Farm which is one of the many city farms throughout London. The farm contains a wide range of animals from rabbits to cows to chickens and pigs all free for the public to view.

Demographics

Population
Year	Pop.	±%
1801	65,721	—
1811	83,679	+27.3%
1821	108,333	+29.5%
1831	137,271	+26.7%
1841	162,717	+18.5%
1851	214,090	+31.6%
1861	266,010	+24.3%
1871	317,930	+19.5%
1881	369,850	+16.3%
1891	397,799	+7.6%
1901	405,301	+1.9%
1911	412,944	+1.9%
1921	401,054	−2.9%
1931	389,513	−2.9%
1941	324,143	−16.8%
1951	269,743	−16.8%
1961	232,258	−13.9%
1971	200,022	−13.9%
1981	157,512	−21.3%
1991	173,384	+10.1%
2001	175,787	+1.4%
2011	206,125	+17.3%
2013	215,667	+4.6%
Source: A Vision of Britain through time

In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough had a total population of 65,721. This rose steadily throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; exceeding 200,000 in the middle of the century. When the railways arrived the rate of population growth increased—reaching nearly 400,000 by the turn of the century; with the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury particularly suffering deprivation, poverty and severe overcrowding. The increase in population peaked before World War I, falling slowly in the aftermath until World War II began an exodus from London towards the new towns under the Abercrombie Plan for London (1944). The decline in population reversed in the 1980s, but it remains below its 1971 level.

According to the 2001 census Islington had a population of 175,797. It was 75% White, including 5% White Irish, 6% Black African, 5% Black Caribbean and 2% Bangladeshi. Thirty-two per cent of the borough's residents were owner–occupiers.

According to the 2011 census, Islington has the highest population density of local authorities in England and Wales—13,875 people per square kilometre.^[9]

Islington has the second highest proportion of Irish people in the country, behind London Borough of Brent.^[10]

A 2017 study by Trust for London and the New Policy Institute found that a third of Islington residents live in poverty. This is above the London average of 27%. It also found that just 14% of local employees are in jobs which pay below the London Living Wage - which is the 4th lowest figure of any London borough.^[11]

The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 census in Islington.

Ethnicity

Ethnic Group	2001[12]		2011[13]
	Number	%	Number	%
White: British	99,784	56.76%	98,322	47.70%
White: Irish	10,057	5.72%	8,140	3.95%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller			163	0.08%
White: Other	22,623	12.87%	33,890	16.44%
White: Total	132,464	75.35%	140,515	68.17%
Asian or Asian British: Indian	2,851	1.32%	3,534	2.06%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani	912	0.52%	951	0.46%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi	4,229	2.41%	4,662	2.26%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese	3,074	1.75%	4,457	2.16%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian	1,492	0.85%	5,430	2.63%
Asian or Asian British: Total	12,558	7.14%	19,034	9.23%
Black or Black British: African	10,500	5.97%	12,622	6.12%
Black or Black British: Caribbean	8,550	4.86%	7,943	3.85%
Black or Black British: Other Black	1,806	1.03%	5,729	2.78%
Black or Black British: Total	20,856	11.86%	26,294	12.76%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean	2,329	1.32%	4,236	2.06%
Mixed: White and Black African	1,241	0.71%	1,912	0.93%
Mixed: White and Asian	1,543	0.88%	2,964	1.44%
Mixed: Other Mixed	2,121	1.21%	4,227	2.05%
Mixed: Total	7,234	4.11%	13,339	6.47%
Other: Arab			1,893	0.92%
Other: Any other ethnic group			5,050	2.45%
Other: Total	2,685	1.53%	6,943	3.37%
Black, Asian, and minority ethnic: Total	43,333	24.65%	65,610	31.83%
Total	175,797	100.00%	206,125	100.00%

Education

Universities

The London Borough of Islington is home to two higher education institutions:

• 
  City, University of London at Northampton Square, formerly the Northampton Institute, founded in 1894; and


• 
  London Metropolitan University, North Campus on the Holloway Road, formed from the merger of the University of North London and London Guildhall University in 2002. The University of North London was founded on this site in 1896 as the Northern Polytechnic Institute.

Moorfields Eye Hospital is a major centre for postgraduate training of ophthalmologists, orthoptists, optometrists, and nurses.

Colleges

The borough also currently contains two colleges of further education:

• 
  City and Islington College; and


• 
  Westminster Kingsway College (while major improvement works are carried out at King's Cross).

There are two performing arts colleges. The Urdang Academy and the Musical Theatre Academy are both based in Islington.

Schools

Main article: List of schools in Islington

The borough currently maintains 47 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, three special schools and five Pupil Referral Units. In 2000, Cambridge Education Associates, a private firm, took over the management of the Islington's state schools from the local education authority.^[14]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to London Borough of Islington.

See also

• 
  London portal
  

• List of people from the London Borough of Islington


• Arsenal F.C.


• Emirates Stadium

References

1. 
   ^ 2011 Census: Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales, Office for National Statistics (2012). See Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom for the full descriptions used in the 2011 Census.
   


2. 
   ^ 'Islington: Growth', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 9-19 accessed: 13 March 2007
   


3. 
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   ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
   


5. 
   ^ "Members of Islington Council". Islington Council. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
   


6. 
   ^ "Your Councillors". Islington Council. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
   


7. 
   ^ "Privacy Policy." Immarsat. Retrieved on 26 March 2014. "99 City Road London EC1Y 1AX United Kingdom"
   


8. 
   ^ "2011 Census: QS701EW Method of travel to work, local authorities in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 November 2013. Percentages are of all residents aged 16-74 including those not in employment. Respondents could only pick one mode, specified as the journey’s longest part by distance.
   


9. 
   ^ http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_270487.pdf
   


10. 
    ^ http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/index.html 2011 Census: Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales
    


11. 
    ^ "Trust for London". London's Poverty Profile. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
    


12. 
    ^ "KS006 - Ethnic group". NOMIS. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
    


13. 
    ^ "Ethnic Group by measures". NOMIS. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
    


14. 
    ^ BBC education
    

External links

• Islington Links


• Islington Council


• Weather forecast for Islington


• Islington Museum and Local History Centre

v t e London Borough of Islington
Districts	Angel Archway Barnsbury Canonbury Clerkenwell Finsbury Finsbury Park Highbury Highgate Holloway Islington Kings Cross Lower Holloway Mildmay Nag's Head Newington Green Pentonville Shoreditch St. Luke's Tufnell Park Upper Holloway
Attractions	Almeida Theatre Business Design Centre Emirates Stadium House of Detention museum Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art Islington Local History Centre Islington Museum The King's Head Theatre London Canal Museum Museum of the Order of St John Sadler's Wells Theatre St. Luke's LSO Union Chapel Wesley's Chapel
Street markets	Camden Passage Chapel Market Exmouth Market Nag's Head Market Whitecross Street Market
Parks and open spaces	Barnard Park Bingfield Park Bunhill Fields Caledonian Park Gillespie Park Highbury Fields King Square Gardens Paradise Park Quaker Gardens Rosemary Gardens Spa Fields Gardens Whittington Park
Constituencies	Islington South and Finsbury Islington North
Tube and rail stations	Angel Archway Arsenal Caledonian Road Canonbury Crouch Hill Drayton Park Essex Road Farringdon Finsbury Park Highbury and Islington Holloway Road Old Street Tufnell Park Upper Holloway
Other topics	Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Schools

v t e Governance of Greater London
City of London London
Regional	Greater London Authority: London Assembly Mayor of London
Boroughs	London Councils: Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster
Ceremonial	Lord Mayor of the City of London Lord Lieutenant of Greater London High Sheriff of Greater London
Historical	Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW) 1855–1889 London County Council (LCC) 1889–1965 Greater London Council (GLC) 1965–1986 Leaders Sheriffs of the City of London

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