Islington North: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Islington North is represented in the House of Commons by Jeremy Corbyn (Your Party). The 2024 count gave Jeremy Corbyn (Independent) 24,120 votes and Praful Nargund (Labour) 16,873, a majority of 7,247. 49,006 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 72,852, 67.3% of those registered. Jeremy Corbyn stood as an independent in 2024; the Members API now lists the party as Your Party.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Islington North has the 4th highest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (14,873.6 per sq km), and the 12th highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£49,929 a year).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £622,500 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £545,875. The highest March-year median in the series was £625,000, in the year to March 2024. It ranks 21st highest of 575 constituencies. 787 sales were registered in the period, against 1,146 in the year to March 2025.
Jobs based in Islington North paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £49,929 for workplace jobs and £49,227 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £49,644. The residents' figure ranks 34th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
At the 2021 Census there were 48,197 households and 14,873.6 residents per square kilometre; 55.4% of workers mainly worked from home and 9.1% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
DWP figures count 5,365 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 31.9% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 16.2% in 2021/22 to 18.7% in 2024/25.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 111,022; the estimate for 2014 was 108,207. The estimate peaked at 113,209 in 2019. There were more children under 16 (16,808) than residents aged 65 and over (10,860).
Workplaces in Islington North accounted for 33,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,550 local units for March 2026.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 75.2% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.2 points. 16.4% were economically inactive.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 4,800 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 5.8%. A year earlier the count was 5,030.
MP
Jeremy Corbyn, Your Party
- MP for Islington North since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 9 June 1983
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Jeremy Corbyn on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Jeremy Corbyn's latest words in Parliament, from 15 September 2026 to 27 October 2026. Hansard search returns 322 spoken contributions by Jeremy Corbyn since 4 July 2024.
The hon. Member is making a very important point. Does he agree that the high insurance costs are in no way caused by any action taken by the residents who are forced to pay them? In all honesty, they deserve compensation.
What the hon. Member is saying is excellent. Does he accept that there is a cultural issue here?
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I absolutely welcome the statement. To achieve the aims the Minister has outlined, could she please end the “intentionally homeless” rule, which is often cruelly applied to people who end up homeless; will she increase the local housing allowance to a realistic level compared …
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I thank the Prime Minister for his statement—I hope that making an international statement in the House will become a regular feature for him.
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I am pleased to hear what the Minister just said about looking at the fairness of the whole market for insurance, but the immediate issue is that many of our constituents have for several years paid exorbitant and very excessive insurance costs.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Corbyn | Independent | 24,120 | 49.2% | |
| Praful Nargund | Labour | 16,873 | 34.4% | −29.9 |
| Sheridan Kates | Green Party | 2,660 | 5.4% | −2.6 |
| Karen Harries | Conservative | 1,950 | 4.0% | −6.2 |
| Martyn Nelson | Reform UK | 1,710 | 3.5% | +2.1 |
| Vikas Aggarwal | Liberal Democrat | 1,661 | 3.4% | −12.3 |
| Paul Josling | Independent | 32 | 0.1% |
Result summary as published: Ind gain from Lab. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Independent 49.2% | Labour 34.4% | 7,247 | 67.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 64.3% | Liberal Democrat 15.6% | 26,188 | 72.7% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Islington North lies within Islington.
- Islington E09000019
Who has power over Islington North
Every body that makes decisions for Islington North, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board NHS
- Whittington Health NHS Trust NHS
- London in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Islington North this page: Jeremy Corbyn (Your Party) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Islington North?
Jeremy Corbyn (Your Party), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Islington North?
The House of Commons Library records 24,120 votes for Jeremy Corbyn of Independent and a majority of 7,247; 67.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Islington North?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 4,800, 5.8% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Islington North?
£622,500: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Islington North?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £49,227 (April 2025).
How many children in Islington North live in low income families?
5,365 children under 16, 31.9%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Islington North?
111,022 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.