Islington Central (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974–1983}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name = Islington Central
|type = Borough
|parliament = uk
|year = February 1974
|abolished = 1983
|elects_howmany = one
|previous = Islington East and Islington South West
|next = Islington North and Islington South & Finsbury{{cite web|title='Islington Central', Feb 1974 – May 1983|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74339.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|access-date=23 March 2016}}
|}}
Islington Central was a parliamentary constituency in the Islington district of Inner London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
The London Borough of Islington wards of Canonbury, Highbury, Holloway, Mildmay, and Quadrant.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Feb 1974 | rowspan="2" | John Grant | Labour | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party (UK)}}" |
| 1981 | SDP | ||
| colspan=2 align="right" |1983
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished |
Election results
=Elections in the 1970s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1979: Islington Central{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=3 May 1979|work=Election 1979|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=2012-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Grant
|votes = 13,415
|percentage = 51.5
|change = -7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Goodson-Wickes
|votes = 9,276
|percentage = 35.6
|change = +14.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Marie Dunn
|votes = 2,242
|percentage = 8.6
|change = -6.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = Stewart Chaney
|votes = 797
|percentage = 3.1
|change = -2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ecology Party (UK)
|candidate = Adrian Williams
|votes = 310
|percentage = 1.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,139
|percentage = 15.9
|change = -21.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 26,040
|percentage = 63.7
|change = +8.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election October 1974: Islington Central{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=10 October 1974|work=Election October 1974|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=2012-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Grant
|votes = 14,689
|percentage = 58.5
|change = +4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Stanbrook
|votes = 5,296
|percentage = 21.1
|change = -2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = P.W. Murphy
|votes = 3,786
|percentage = 15.1
|change = -7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = R. Score
|votes = 1,335
|percentage = 5.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,393
|percentage = 37.4
|change = +7.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 25,106
|percentage = 55.4
|change = -9.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election February 1974: Islington Central{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=28 February 1974|work=Election February 1974|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=2012-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Grant
|votes = 15,687
|percentage = 53.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Devonald-Lewis
|votes = 6,996
|percentage = 24.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = I. Stuart
|votes = 6,447
|percentage = 22.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,691
|percentage = 29.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 29,130
|percentage = 64.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
- {{Rayment-hc|i|date=March 2012}}
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{{Historic constituencies in London
| 1832 = n
| 1868 = n
| 1885 = n
| 1918 = n
| 1950 = n
| 1955 = n
| 1974 = y
| 1983 = n
| 1997 = n
}}
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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic)
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983