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Election for the constituency of Islington North on 7 May 2015

An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Islington North, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.

Labour hold by Jeremy Corbyn with a majority of 21,194 - 43.0% - on a turnout of 67.1%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
CORBYN, Jeremy Lab 29,659 60.2% 5.8%
BURGHART, Alex Con 8,465 17.2% 3.0%
RUSSELL, Caroline Green 5,043 10.2% 7.2%
GREGORY, Julian LD 3,984 8.1% -18.6%
CLOUGH, Greg UKIP 1,971 4.0% 2.4%
MARTIN, Bill SPGB 112 0.2% -

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

An electorate of 73,326, having a valid vote count of 49,234 and an invalid vote count of 198.

Result declared at 02:17 on 8 May 2015.