Junction 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. The boundaries were redrawn in 1978, 2002 and 2022. The revision in 1978 reduced the number of councillors from four to three.
List of councillors The ward was initially represented by four councillors. This decreased to three in 1978. Term Councillor Party 1964–1968 P. Grant 1964–1968 E. Plummer 1964–1968 L. Ross 1964–1968 C. Tarr 1968–1971 C. Bircher 1968–1971 S. Bron 1968–1971 R. Kinghorn 1968–1971 J. Szemerey 1971–1974 W. Musgrave 1971–1974 David Davies 1971–1972 George Barnard 1971–1974 D. Robinson 1972–1974 M. McCann 1974–1978 K. Donoghue 1974–1978 H. Metcalf 1974–1982 Mark Van de Weyer 1974–1978 V. Veness 1982–1990 Maurice Barnes 1982–2002 Taha Karim 1982–1986 Derek Sawyer 1986–1992 Candy Atherton 1990–1994 Robert Durack 1992–1994 Lydia Richards 1994–2001 Sandra Marks 1994–1997 Tal Michael 1998–2002 Janet Burgess 2006–present 2001–2002 Patricia Clarke 2002–2006 James Blanchard 2002–2010 Stefan Kasprzyk 2002–2006 Euan Cameron 2006–2014 Ursula Woolley 2010–2013 Arthur Graves 2013–2024 Kaya Comer-Schwartz 2014–2018 Tim Nicholls 2018–present Sheila Chapman 2024–present James Potts
Summary Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.
Islington council elections since 2022 There was a revision of ward boundaries in Islington in 2022. Junction ward gained the Miranda Estate from Hillrise.
2024 by-election The by-election took place on 28 November 2024, following the resignation of Kaya Comer-Schwartz.
2022 election The election took place on 5 May 2022.
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.
2014 election The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2013 by-election A by-election was held on 21 March 2013, following the resignation of Arthur Graves.
2010 election The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
2006 election The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2002 election The election took place on 2 May 2002.
1978–2002 Islington council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Islington in 1978. 2001 by-election The by-election was held on 7 June 2001, following the resignation of Sandra Marks.
1998 election The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1997 by-election The by-election took place on 10 July 1997, following the resignation of Tal Michael.
1994 election The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1992 by-election A by-election took place on 9 July 1992, following the resignation of Candy Atherton.
1990 election The election took place on 3 May 1990.
1986 election The election took place on 8 May 1986.
1982 election
1978 election The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1964–1978 Islington council elections
1974 election The election took place on 2 May 1974.
1972 by-election The by-election took place on 16 November 1972.
1971 election The election took place on 13 May 1971.
1968 election The election took place on 9 May 1968.
1964 election The election took place on 7 May 1964.
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