Islington Central (UK Parliament constituency)

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Islington Central
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
February 1974–1983
Number of membersone
Replaced by Islington North and Islington South & Finsbury [1]
Created from Islington East and Islington South West

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.

Contents

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

ElectionMemberParty
Feb 1974 John Grant Labour
1981 SDP
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Islington Central [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Grant 13,415 51.5 -7.0
Conservative Charles Goodson-Wickes 9,27635.6+14.5
Liberal Marie Dunn2,2428.6-6.5
National Front Stewart Chaney7973.1-2.2
Ecology Adrian Williams3101.2New
Majority4,13915.9-21.5
Turnout 26,04063.7+8.3
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Islington Central [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Grant 14,689 58.5 +4.6
Conservative C. Stanbrook5,29621.1-2.9
Liberal P.W. Murphy3,78615.1-7.0
National Front R. Score1,3355.3New
Majority9,39337.4+7.5
Turnout 25,10655.4-9.2
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Islington Central [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Grant 15,687 53.9
Conservative Richard Devonald-Lewis6,99624.0
Liberal I. Stuart6,44722.1
Majority8,69129.9
Turnout 29,13064.6
Labour win (new seat)

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