Barnsbury (ward)
{{Short description|Electoral ward in Greater London, England}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = Barnsbury
| constituency_type = electoral ward
| parl_name = Islington London Borough Council
| district_label = Borough
| district = Islington
| region = Greater London
| region_label = County
| towns = Barnsbury
| year = 1965
| abolished =
| members_label = Councillors
| members = 3
| previous =
| next =
| population = 11,709 (2021){{efn|2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries}}
| electorate = 8,463 (2022)
| area = {{convert|0.8155|sqkm}}
|image = {{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Barnsbury (ward) 2022}}|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|frame-height=245}}
| caption = Barnsbury ward boundaries since 2022
| blank1_name = GSS code
| blank1_info = E05013698 (2022–present)
}}
Barnsbury 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 three councillors to Islington London Borough Council.
Islington council elections since 2022
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Islington in 2022.
=2022 election=
{{Election box begin | title= 2022 Islington London Borough Council election: Barnsbury }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Rowena Champion
|votes = 1,754
|percentage =57.3
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jilani Chowdhury
|votes = 1,565
|percentage =51.1
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Praful Nargund
|votes = 1,425
|percentage =46.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Carmela Bromhead Jones|votes=772|percentage=25.2|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Vanessa Margaret Carson|votes=560|percentage=18.3|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Peter McMahon|votes=505|percentage=16.5|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Tam Kocak-Bass|votes=498|percentage=16.3|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Jeremy Arthur Hargreaves|votes=454|percentage=14.8|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=John Ashton Hartley|votes=440|percentage=14.4|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Michael Benedict Champness|votes=438|percentage=14.3|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Jake Gerard Williams|votes=412|percentage=13.5|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Erwann Patrick Michel Le Lannou|votes=360|percentage=11.8|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=37.1|change=}}
{{Election box new boundary win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box new boundary win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new boundary win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
2002–2022 Islington council elections
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Barnsbury (ward) 2002}}|frame=yes|text=Barnsbury ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022}}
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Islington in 2002.
=2018 election=
{{Election box begin |title=2018 Islington London Borough Council election: Barnsbury }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Rowena Champion
|votes = 1,820
|percentage = 56.6
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jilani Chowdhury
|votes = 1,661
|percentage = 51.6
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mouna Hamitouche
|votes = 1,661
|percentage = 51.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Waldegrave
|votes = 622
|percentage = 19.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Imogen Atkinson
|votes = 611
|percentage = 19.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Natasha Broke
|votes = 595
|percentage = 18.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peng Kiong Chou
|votes = 555
|percentage = 17.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Carmela Bromhead Jones
|votes = 455
|percentage = 14.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Brian Tjugum
|votes = 447
|percentage = 13.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Imogen Wall
|votes = 406
|percentage = 12.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Jill Renwick
|votes = 295
|percentage = 9.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Roger Kitsis
|votes = 287
|percentage = 8.9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=2016 by-election=
The by-election took place on 14 July 2016, following the resignation of James Murray.
{{Election box begin | title=2016 Barnsbury by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Rowena Champion
|votes = 1,192
|percentage = 51.6
|change = -4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Bradley Hillier-Smith
|votes = 409
|percentage = 17.7
|change = +7.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Waldegrave
|votes = 367
|percentage = 15.0
|change = -2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Ernestas Jegorovas
|votes = 302
|percentage = 13.1
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Robert Capper
|votes = 40
|percentage = 1.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 783
|percentage = 33.9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,316
|percentage = 25.43
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = 13.55
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2014 election=
The election took place on 22 May 2014.{{cite web |title=London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2014.pdf | first=Joseph | last=Colombeau |website=London Datastore |publisher=Greater London Authority |access-date=25 May 2024 |date=September 2014}}
{{Election box begin | title=2014 Islington London Borough Council election: Barnsbury }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = James Murray
|votes = 2,110
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jilani Chowdhury
|votes = 1,948
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mouna Hamitouche
|votes = 1,910
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stuart Cullen
|votes = 710
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Eldridge
|votes = 604
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alicia Ramona Simms
|votes = 594
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Harry Hicks
|votes = 467
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Rosie Magudia
|votes = 447
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David John Christmas
|votes = 400
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Matthew Parsons
|votes = 327
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Kristina Lewis
|votes = 309
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Laura Willoughby
|votes = 286
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Lesley Woodburn
|votes = 100
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,614
|percentage = 39.8
|change = −21.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2010 election=
The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.{{cite web |last1=Piggott |first1=Gareth |title=London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010 |url=https://data.london.gov.uk/download/borough-council-election-results-2010/5fa51a32-5e23-4929-b3bd-2d572240a006/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2010.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=Greater London Authority |access-date=25 May 2024 |date=March 2011 |url-status=}}
{{Election box begin | title=2010 Islington London Borough Council election: Barnsbury }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = James Murray
|votes = 2,399
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jilani Chowdhury
|votes = 2,165
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mouna Hamitouche
|votes = 2,064
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Oliver Strong
|votes = 1,460
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mark Davies
|votes = 1,358
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Shamima Begum
|votes = 1,221
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Flora Coleman
|votes = 1,204
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Tucker
|votes = 1,198
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Duncan Webster
|votes = 1,111
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Sheena Etches
|votes = 557
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Claire Shepherd
|votes = 528
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Harry Hicks
|votes = 490
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ed Fredenburgh
|votes = 87
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 15,842
|percentage = 64.3
|change = +28.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2006 election=
{{Election box begin | title=2006 Islington London Borough Council election: Barnsbury }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = James Murray
|votes = 1,072
|percentage = 37.8
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jilani Chowdhury
|votes = 986
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mouna Hamitouche
|votes = 973
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Bridget Fox
|votes = 888
|percentage = 31.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Emma Gowers
|votes = 789
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Linda Middleton
|votes = 744
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Martin Koder
|votes = 445
|percentage = 15.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Katherine Bereza
|votes = 437
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Nicola Baird
|votes = 432
|percentage = 15.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Lloyd Sampson
|votes = 426
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Elaine Londesborough
|votes = 394
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Jan Hallett
|votes = 391
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,977
|percentage = 35.9
|change = +7.9
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2003 by-election=
The by-election took place on 26 June 2003, following the resignation of Ian Powney.
{{Election box begin | title=2003 Barnsbury by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Emma Gowers
|votes = 940
|percentage = 59.9
|change = +11.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Simpson
|votes = 311
|percentage = 19.8
|change = -5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nicholas Millwood
|votes = 182
|percentage = 11.6
|change = +3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Ben Mulvey
|votes = 136
|percentage = 8.7
|change = -1.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 629
|percentage = 40.1
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,569
|percentage = 20.7
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2002 election=
{{Election box begin | title=2002 Islington London Borough Council election: Barnsbury }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Bridget Fox
|votes = 1,127
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Sylvia Wright
|votes = 1,046
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ian Powney
|votes = 1,036
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jan Pitt
|votes = 600
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Emily Thornberry
|votes = 600
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Maureen Leigh
|votes = 561
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Ben Mulvey
|votes = 238
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Sarah Green
|votes = 227
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Anthony Sellen
|votes = 199
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jacqueline Fage
|votes = 183
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Coney
|votes = 174
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Adam Bogdanor
|votes = 153
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,144
|percentage = 28.0
|change =
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{{Election box new boundary win|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box new boundary win|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box new boundary win|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
1978–2002 Islington council elections
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Barnsbury (ward) 1978}}|frame=yes|text=Barnsbury ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002}}
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Islington in 1978.
=1998 election=
The election took place on 7 May 1998.{{cite web |last1=Minors |first1=Michael |last2=Grenham |first2=Dennis |title=London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf|website=London Datastore |publisher=London Research Centre |access-date=25 May 2024 |date=1998 }}
{{Election box begin | title=1998 Islington London Borough Council election: Barnsbury }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Bridget Fox
|votes = 1,725
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alastair Loraine
|votes = 1,623
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Carol Powell
|votes = 1,575
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Paula Kahn
|votes = 929
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Steven Barnett
|votes = 914
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Lloyd Child
|votes = 897
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Robert Pearce
|votes = 211
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Cox
|votes = 174
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate|
|party = Tenants & Residents
|candidate = John Worker
|votes = 131
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Martin Moyes
|votes = 111
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jonathan Small
|votes = 96
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,386
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=1994 election=
The election took place on 5 May 1994.{{cite web |last1=Minors |first1=Michael |last2=Grenham |first2=Dennis |title=London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1994-5-5.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=London Research Centre |access-date=25 May 2024 |date=1994 }}
{{election box begin no change | title= 1994 Islington London Borough Council election: Barnsbury }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Winston Winston|votes=1,556|percentage=57.5}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Louisa Mallard|votes=1,555|percentage=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Mark Stacey|votes=1,487|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Katherine Hall|votes=669|percentage=24.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Isobel Cox|votes=638|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Jonathan Wright|votes=617|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Aidan Langley|votes=505|percentage=18.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Charles Hoare|votes=494|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Martin Moyes|votes=472|percentage=}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=6,507}}
{{Election box turnout no change|percentage=44.09|votes=2,869}}
{{Election box rejected no change|votes=14|percentage=0.49}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box end}}
=1990 election=
The election took place on 3 May 1990.{{cite web |last1=Minors |first1=Michael |last2=Grenham |first2=Dennis |title=London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1990-5-3.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=London Research Centre |access-date=25 May 2024 |date=1990}}
{{election box begin no change | title= 1990 Islington London Borough Council election: Barnsbury}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=44.30|votes=1,537|candidate=Joan Herbert|party=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=1,508|candidate=Gordon Johnston|party=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=1,488|candidate=Valda James|party=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)|candidate=Ann Brennan|votes=793|percentage=20.76}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)|candidate=George Lambillion|votes=744|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)|candidate=Sylvia Smart|votes=587|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Annie Chipchase|votes=496|percentage=14.54}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Alexandra Eldridge|votes=469|percentage=12.63}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Martin Moyes|votes=419|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Irene Moore|votes=404|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate no change|colour=grey|party=Tenants and Residents|candidate=Christine Rodgers|votes=265|percentage=7.77}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=6,445}}
{{Election box turnout no change|votes=3,152|percentage=48.91}}
{{Election box rejected no change|votes=3|percentage=0.10}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|winner=Labour Party (UK)|loser=Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|winner=Labour Party (UK)|loser=Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|winner=Labour Party (UK)|loser=Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
{{Election box end}}
=1986 election=
The election took place on 8 May 1986.{{cite web |title=London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1986-5-8.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=London Residuary Body |access-date=25 May 2024 |date=August 1986 |url-status=}}
{{election box begin no change | title= 1986 Islington London Borough Council election: Barnsbury }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=1,659|candidate=George Lambillion|party=SDP-Liberal Alliance}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|candidate=Ann Brennan|votes=1,507|party=SDP-Liberal Alliance}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=1,498|candidate=Christopher Mularczyk|party=SDP-Liberal Alliance}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Alexander Farrell|votes=1,291|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Derek Hines|votes=1,264|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John Worker|votes=1,178|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Reginald Brown|votes=260|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Neil Kerr|votes=240|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Caroline Clayton|votes=212|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Mark Rittner|votes=204|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Communist Party of Great Britain|candidate=John Jones|votes=138|percentage=}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=6,484}}
{{Election box turnout no change|votes=|percentage=52.5}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=SDP-Liberal Alliance}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|loser=Labour Party (UK)|winner=SDP-Liberal Alliance}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|winner=SDP-Liberal Alliance|loser=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box end}}
=1983 by-election=
The by-election took place on 27 October 1983, following the resignation of Chris Smith.
{{Election box begin | title=1983 Barnsbury by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |percentage=|votes=1,439|candidate=George Lambillion|party=SDP-Liberal Alliance|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Christopher Adamson|votes=1,116|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Robin Hay|votes=217|percentage=}}
{{Election box turnout |votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=SDP-Liberal Alliance|loser=Labour Party (UK)|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
=1982 election=
The election took place on 6 May 1982.{{cite web |title=London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1982-5-6.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=Greater London Council |access-date=25 May 2024 |date=29 July 1982 |url-status=}}
{{election box begin no change |title = 1982 Islington London Borough Council election: Barnsbury }}
{{election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Farrell
|votes = 1,637
|percentage = 56.2
}}
{{election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Chris Smith
|votes = 1,630
|percentage =
}}
{{election box winning candidate with party link no change|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Hodge
|votes = 1,618
|percentage =
}}
{{election box candidate with party link no change|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = James Lawrie
|votes = 733
|percentage = 25.1
}}
{{election box candidate with party link no change|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Anna Beaumont
|votes = 701
|percentage =
}}
{{election box candidate with party link no change|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Antony Martin
|votes = 682
|percentage =
}}
{{election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Gallagher
|votes = 544
|percentage = 18.7
}}
{{election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Simon Melhuish-Hancock
|votes = 476
|percentage =
}}
{{election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Wedgwood
|votes = 462
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=6,745}}{{election box turnout no change|
|votes =
|percentage = 45.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{election box hold with party link no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1978 election=
The election took place on 4 May 1978.{{cite web |title=London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1978-5-4.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=Greater London Council |access-date=25 May 2024 |date=1978}}
{{election box begin no change | title= 1978 Islington London Borough Council election: Barnsbury }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=1,257|candidate=Christopher Smith|party=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=1,235|candidate=Cecilia McAskill|party=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=1,221|candidate=Alexander Farrell|party=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=John Gallagher|votes=923|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Gillian Gallagher|votes=915|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=George Skelly|votes=882|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=National Front (UK)|candidate=Lawrence O'Brien|votes=171|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=National Front (UK)|candidate=Arthur Jupp|votes=164|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=National Front (UK)|candidate=Frederick Atkin|votes=163|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=John Hamilton|votes=132|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=David Trillo|votes=115|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Communist Party of Great Britain|candidate=Maria Loftus|votes=107|percentage=}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=6,355}}
{{Election box turnout no change|percentage=42.2}}
{{Election box new boundary win |winner=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box new boundary win |winner=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box new boundary win |winner=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box end}}
1964–1978 Islington council elections
=1974 election=
The election took place on 2 May 1974.{{cite web |title=London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1974-5-2.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=Greater London Council |access-date=25 May 2024 |date=1974 |url-status=}}
{{election box begin no change | title = 1974 Islington London Borough Council election: Barnsbury}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=836|candidate=M. Watson|party=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=830|candidate=M. McAskill|party=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=822|candidate=M. Conway|party=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=J. Field|votes=421|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=L. McAfee|votes=387|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=D. Taylor|votes=386|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=M. Pears|votes=327|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=M Oilard|votes=305|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=H. Smith|votes=266|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Communist Party of Great Britain|candidate=P. Sentinella|votes=90|percentage=}}
{{Election box registered electors no change |reg. electors = 5,322}}
{{Election box turnout no change |percentage = 31.6}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change |winner = Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change |winner = Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change |winner = Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box end}}
=1973 by-election=
The by-election took place on 12 April 1973.
{{Election box begin | title=1973 Barnsbury by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Reynolds
|votes = 1,097
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Watson
|votes = 1,064
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Rush
|votes = 374
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Szemerey
|votes = 350
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Official Liberal
|candidate = A. Capel
|votes = 216
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Official Liberal
|candidate = E. Jacomb
|votes = 203
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Liberal
|candidate = Alan Lomas
|votes = 52
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Liberal
|candidate = R. Girolami
|votes = 36
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 33.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change |winner = Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change |winner = Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box end}}
=1971 election=
The election took place on 13 May 1971.{{cite web |title=London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1971-5-13.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=Greater London Council |access-date=25 May 2024 |date=1971}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= Barnsbury }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=1,620|candidate= P. Milsom|party=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=1,580|candidate=R. Madeley |party=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=1,570|candidate=R. Wylie|party=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=A. Rose|votes=600|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=C. Alexander|votes=599|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=S. Dykes|votes=587|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Communist Party of Great Britain|candidate=J. Jones|votes=124|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate no change|colour=Orange|party=Dwarf|candidate=L. Arnold|votes=61|percentage=}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=6,220}}
{{Election box turnout no change|percentage=38.7}}{{Election box gain with party link no change|winner=Labour Party (UK)|loser=Independent politician}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|winner=Labour Party (UK)|loser=Independent politician}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|winner=Labour Party (UK)|loser=Independent politician}}
{{Election box end}}
=1968 election=
The election took place on 9 May 1968.{{cite web |title=London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1968-5-9.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=Greater London Council |access-date=25 May 2024 |date=April 1969 |url-status=}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= 1968 Islington London Borough Council election: Barnsbury}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=810|candidate=B. Thompson|party=Independent politician}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=807|party=Independent politician|candidate=T. Blyth}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|percentage=|votes=805|candidate=M. Reynolds|party=Independent politician}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=M. O'Donoghue|votes=690|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=D. Turner|votes=575|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=E. Ward|votes=566|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Communist Party of Great Britain|candidate=J. Jones|votes=124|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Islington Tenants and Ratepayers Political Association|candidate=J. Burgess|votes=76|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Islington Tenants and Ratepayers Political Association|candidate=H. Twigg|votes=62|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Islington Tenants and Ratepayers Political Association|candidate=D. Tidy|votes=61|percentage=}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=7,013}}
{{Election box turnout no change|percentage=23.5}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|loser=Labour Party (UK)|winner=Independent politician}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|loser=Labour Party (UK)|winner=Independent politician}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|loser=Labour Party (UK)|winner=Independent politician}}
{{Election box end}}
=1964 election=
The election took place on 7 May 1964.{{cite web |title=London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964 |url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1964-5-7.pdf |website=London Datastore |publisher=London County Council |access-date=25 May 2024 |date=November 1964 |url-status=}}
{{election box begin no change | title= 1964 Islington London Borough Council election: Barnsbury}}
{{election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. O'Donoghue
|votes = 1,155
|percentage =
}}
{{election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Brown
|votes = 1,068
|percentage =
}}
{{election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Goddard
|votes = 1,058
|percentage =
}}
{{election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Postgate
|votes = 191
|percentage =
}}
{{election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Luttridge
|votes = 183
|percentage =
}}
{{election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Luttridge
|votes = 174
|percentage =
}}
{{election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = J. Jones
|votes = 128
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=8,081}}{{election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,428
|percentage = 17.7
}}
{{election box new seat win no change||
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{election box new seat win no change||
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{election box new seat win no change||
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
Notes
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References
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{{Electoral wards in the London Borough of Islington}}
Category:Wards of the London Borough of Islington