Hillrise (ward)

Hillrise
Electoral ward
for the Islington London Borough Council
Hillrise ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughIslington
CountyGreater London
Population14,970 (2021)[a]
Electorate10,659 (2022)
Area1.022 square kilometres (0.395 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Councillors3
ONS code00AUGF (2002–2022)
GSS code
  • E05000374 (2002–2022)
  • E05013705 (2022–present)

Hillrise 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.

Islington council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Islington in 2022. Hillrise gained some territory from Tollington ward and lost some territory to Junction ward.

August 2024 by-election

The by-election took place on 15 August 2024, following the resignation of Ollie Steadman.[1][2] Shreya Nanda was elected.[3]

August 2024 Hillrise by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shreya Nanda 968 43.35 −19.46
Independent Alison Stoker 539 24.13 24.13
Liberal Democrats Imogen Wall 350 15.67 +3.53
Green Alex Nettle 322 14.42 −9.93
Independent Maxim Parr-Reid 54 2.41 2.41
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

May 2024 by-election

The by-election was held on 2 May 2024, following the resignation of former Mayor of Islington, Dave Poyser.[4] It took place on the same day as the 2024 London mayoral election, the 2024 London Assembly election and 14 other borough council by-elections across London.[5]

May 2024 Hillrise by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ollie Steadman 2,824 62.81
Green Alex Nettle 1,095 24.35
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Taylor 577 12.14
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[6]

2022 Islington London Borough Council election: Hillrise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Poyser 2,453 66.3
Labour Michelline Safi-Ngongo 2,450 66.2
Labour Marian Spall 2,429 65.7
Green Susan Katherine Lees 840 22.7
Green Leah Natasha Partridge 701 18.9
Green Niall Creech 656 17.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Pack 386 10.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Massey 305 8.2
Conservative Jon Harrison 252 6.8
Conservative Janet Mary Cronshaw 250 6.8
Conservative Rastgon Aziz 238 6.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Martin Smith 139 3.8
Turnout 36.4
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Islington council elections

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

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[7]

2018 Islington London Borough Council election: Hillrise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marian Spall 2,446 63.6
Labour Michelline Ngongo 2,443 63.6
Labour Dave Poyser 2,369 61.6
Women's Equality Nikki Uppal 818 21.3
Green Anna Portch 486 12.6
Green Bernadette Wren 461 12.0
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Constantinou 423 11.0
Liberal Democrats Rosa Verity 403 10.5
Green Stephen Horne 345 9.0
Liberal Democrats Ursula Woolley 337 8.8
Conservative Julian Bridger 251 6.5
Conservative Ben Goldring 246 6.4
Conservative Zak Vora 196 5.1
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[8]

2014 Islington London Borough Council election: Hillrise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marian Spall 2,065
Labour Michelline Ngongo 1,930
Labour David Poyser 1,925
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Constantinou 959
Liberal Democrats Carl Quilliam 856
Liberal Democrats Victor Kaufman 761
Green Jayne Forbes 727
Green Mary Adshead 711
Green Alex Rendall 530
Turnout 3,708 41.9 −21.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[9]

2010 Islington London Borough Council election: Hillrise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marian Spall 2,147
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Constantinou 2,073
Liberal Democrats Greg Foxsmith 2,066
Labour Stephen Ng 2,017
Labour Tom Ogg 1,966
Liberal Democrats Julia Williams 1,846
Green Mary Adshead 606
Green Mick Holloway 579
Green Daniel Hudson 526
Conservative Chinwe Bunting 501
Conservative Joseph Eldridge 494
Conservative Jackie Fage 458
Turnout 15,279 63.3 +29.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[10]

2006 Islington London Borough Council election: Hillrise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Fiona Dunlop 1,126 40.8
Liberal Democrats Greg Foxsmith 977
Liberal Democrats Julia Williams 958
Labour Marian Spall 920 33.3
Labour David Poyser 912
Labour Claudia Webbe 871
Green Michael Holloway 463 16.8
Green James North 373
Green Stephen Horne 329
Conservative Maureen Campbell 250 9.1
Conservative Paul Newman 190
Turnout 7,369 34.1 +3.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

October 2003 by-election

The by-election took place on 30 October 2003, following the resignation of Sarah Teather.[10]

October 2003 Hillrise by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jayashankar Sharma 795 48.7 −1.1
Labour Janet Burgess 595 36.5 −2.8
Green Robin Latimer 177 10.9 +0.0
Conservative John Wilkin 64 4.0 +4.0
Majority 200 12.3
Turnout 1.631 20.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

June 2003 by-election

The by-election took place on 26 June 2003, following the resignation of Paul Fox.[10]

June 2003 Hillrise by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Fiona Dunlop 983 47.4 −2.4
Labour Alan Clinton 789 38.1 −1.2
Green Michael Holloway 239 11.5 +0.6
Conservative John Wilkin 62 3.0 +3.0
Majority 194 9.4
Turnout 2,073 26.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[11]

2002 Islington London Borough Council election: Hillrise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Fox 1,308
Liberal Democrats Heather Johnson 1,205
Liberal Democrats Sarah Teather 1,142
Labour Alan Clinton 1,033
Labour Beverley Bruce 951
Labour John Wyman-White 857
Green Michael Holloway 285
Green John White 199
Green Penelope Kemp 184
Turnout 7,164 30.4
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Islington council elections

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

1999 by-election

The by-election took place on 16 December 1999, following the death of Milton Babulall.[11] The result of the by-election caused control of Islington Council to be gained by the Liberal Democrats.[12][13]

1999 Hillrise by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Fox 1,317 61.4 +39.8
Labour Adrian Pulham 695 32.4 −20.1
Green Michael Holloway 60 2.8 −10.1
Independent Ann Wood 39 1.8 +1.8
Conservative Maureen Campbell 33 1.5 −11.4
Majority 622 29.0
Turnout 2,144 32.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.[14]

1998 Islington London Borough Council election: Hillrise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Clinton 1,036
Labour Milton Babulall 948
Labour Sheila Camp 940
Liberal Democrats Heather Eggins 426
Liberal Democrats James Sanderson 371
Liberal Democrats Philip Vaughan 328
Conservative Maureen Campbell 255
Green Victoria Olliver 255
Conservative Simon Cooper 180
Conservative Bryan Wilsher 143
Turnout 4,882
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[15]

1994 Islington London Borough Council election: Hillrise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Clinton 1,631 61.99 Increase 3.34
Labour John Burke 1,591
Labour Ruth Steigman 1,378
Liberal Democrats Penelope Aitken 436 15.08 Increase 5.67
Liberal Democrats Heather Eggins 372
Liberal Democrats James Upson 312
Green Judith Kleinman 232 9.38 Decrease 8.90
Conservative Neil Taylor 202 7.89 Decrease 5.77
Conservative Oriel Hutchinson 195
Conservative Jennifer Moody 189
Residents Derrick Heath 140 5.66 New
Registered electors 6,324 Increase 306
Turnout 2,419 38.25 Decrease 6.08
Rejected ballots 6 0.25 Increase 0.06
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[16]

1990 Islington London Borough Council election: Hillrise
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Alan Clinton 1,731 58.65
Labour John Burke 1,664
Labour Dina Kleanthous 1,525
Green Roger Whitney 511 18.28
Conservative Merryl Cave 391 13.66
Conservative David Starkey 385
Conservative Elizabeth Stephens 371
Liberal Democrats Sarah Ludford 272 9.41
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Hubbard 254
Registered electors 6,018
Turnout 2,668 44.33
Rejected ballots 5 0.19
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[17]

1986 Islington London Borough Council election: Hillrise
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Alan Clinton 1,757
Labour Milton Babulall 1,546
Labour Diana Coles 1,514
Alliance Geoffrey Hubbard 573
Alliance Daniel Janner 544
Alliance Sarah Ludford 522
Conservative Michael Dipre 413
Conservative Kenneth Hynes 389
Conservative Alexander Moody 338
Green Robin Macleod 187
Registered electors 6.974
Turnout   41.4
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.[18]

1982 Islington London Borough Council election: Hillrise
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Alan Clinton 1,426
Labour Co-op Milton Babulall 1,254
Labour William Sillett 1,220
Conservative Kenneth Graham 676
Conservative Michael Peters 653
Conservative Paul Ostway 635
Alliance Donald Hutchinson 512
Alliance Lize Evans 496
Alliance Efimia Marinos 443
Registered electors 6,451
Turnout 43.5
Labour hold
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative
Labour hold

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[19]

1978 Islington London Borough Council election: Hillrise
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Mary McCann 858
Conservative Neil D. Kerr 843
Labour John Barnes 819
Labour Jack Lethbridge 808
Conservative Roman Kowalski 792
Conservative Timothy S.K. Yeo 730
Socialist Unity Kathryn Adams 110
Socialist Unity Michael P. Simpson 97
National Front Harold A. Farey 44
National Front John J. Taylor 40
National Front William Hall 34
Registered electors 5,207
Turnout   37.4
Labour win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Islington council elections

External images
image icon Hillrise ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978 (west)
image icon Hillrise ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978 (east)

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.[20]

1974 Islington London Borough Council election: Hillrise
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour E. Brosnan 752
Labour M. McCann 745
Labour A. Murphy 737
Conservative A. Hathaway 246
Conservative E. Bull 235
Conservative R. Dunn 235
Registered electors 4,689
Turnout   23.1
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

1972 by-election

The by-election took place on 15 June 1972.[21]

1972 Hillrise by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Lethbridge 594
Conservative J. Hanvey 327
Communist J. Brady 71
Turnout 17.2%
Labour hold

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.[22]

1971 Islington London Borough Council election: Hillrise
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour E. Brosnan 1,409
Labour A. Murphy 1,408
Labour L. Gyseman 1,367
Conservative A. Morris 633
Conservative R. Edmunds 612
Conservative W. Milner 609
National Front C. Boggs 79
National Front D. Lane-Walters 59
Registered electors 6,574
Turnout   33.2
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.[23]

1968 Islington London Borough Council election: Hillrise
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative W. Finch 947
Conservative A. Forsyth 940
Conservative A. Morris 919
Labour S. Lubin 622
Labour A. Phillips 602
Labour L. Ross 600
Registered electors 7,688
Turnout   21.1
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.[24]

1964 Islington London Borough Council election: Hillrise
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour W. Hockin 1,037
Labour S. Ley 1,017
Labour A. White 982
Conservative G. Bennett 461
Conservative F. Markes 451
Conservative D. Whittington 442
Communist R. Bolster 110
Registered electors 8,741
Turnout 1,541 17.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

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