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Islington South and Finsbury

London, England

Lab hold
Current MP

Current representation

Emily Thornberry

Labour

Female

Majority15,455
Turnout57.7%
Electorate74,122
Valid votes42,754
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour22,946 - 53.7%
Green7,491 - 17.5%
Lib Dem4,045 - 9.5%
Conservative3,584 - 8.4%
Reform3,388 - 7.9%
Other1,300 - 3.0%
Demographics

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021
White 62.4%White British 39.4%Asian 11.1%Black, African or Caribbean 12.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 7.3%Other 7.0%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 68.9%White British 48.5%Asian 10.3%Black, African or Caribbean 11.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 6.0%Other 3.3%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 76.8%White British 59.8%Asian 7.2%Black, African or Caribbean 10.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.5%Other 1.6%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%
1991
White 84.8%White British N/AAsian 5.9%Black, African or Caribbean 7.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 1.8%
England & Wales (1991)
White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Islington South and Finsbury (2021)
UK 58.4%Other EU 14.5%Other countries 27.1%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Islington South and Finsbury (2011)
UK 63.7%Other EU 9.6%Other countries 26.7%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Islington South and Finsbury (2001)
UK 71.7%Other EU 4.3%Other countries 24.0%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Islington South and Finsbury (1991)
UK 78.3%Other EU 8.4%Other countries 13.3%
England & Wales (1991)
UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.