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Parliamentary constituency

Islington South and Finsbury

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Emily Thornberry
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
74,122
Turnout
57.7%
Majority
15,455

Where is Islington South and Finsbury?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Islington South and Finsbury Islington North Hackney South and Shoreditch Holborn and St Pancras Cities of London and Westminster Hackney North and Stoke Newington Bethnal Green and Stepney Bermondsey and Old Southwark Vauxhall and Camberwell Green Hornsey and Friern Barnet Tottenham Peckham Hampstead and Highgate Stratford and Bow Poplar and Limehouse Battersea Walthamstow Lewisham North Kensington and Bayswater Finchley and Golders Green Queen's Park and Maida Vale Southgate and Wood Green Chelsea and Fulham Leyton and Wanstead Greenwich and Woolwich Brent East Hammersmith and Chiswick Hendon East Ham West Ham and Beckton Ealing Central and Acton Ilford North Richmond Park England
Islington South and Finsbury

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Islington South and Finsbury is a constituency in London, England. The seat has been held by Emily Thornberry (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Emily Thornberry MP

Labour

Represents Islington South and Finsbury in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
15,455
Turnout
57.7%
Full candidate result (9 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Emily ThornberryElectedLabour22,94653.7%-3.3%
Carne RossGreen Party7,49117.5%13.2%
Terry StacyLiberal Democrat4,0459.5%-10.2%
Imogen SinclairConservative3,5848.4%-8.0%
Max NelsonReform UK3,3887.9%5.6%
Andrew ParryIndependent5691.3%
Lesley WoodburnParty of Women3540.8%
Ethan SaundersTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2150.5%
Jake PainterSocial Democratic Party1620.4%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for Islington South and Finsbury, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population121,361
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationLondon

Age profile

0 to 1715.1% · 18,359 people
18 to 2413.9% · 16,919 people
25 to 3426.7% · 32,378 people
35 to 4919.9% · 24,190 people
50 to 6414.8% · 17,941 people
65 and over9.5% · 11,574 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

52,357 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners24.6% · 12,876 households
Private renters31.2% · 16,322 households
Social renters42.0% · 21,981 households
Other tenure2.2% · 1,178 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

52,356 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households36.7% · 19,240 households
Families with dependent children21.1% · 11,041 households
Other single-family households28.8% · 15,058 households
Other household types13.4% · 7,017 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

115,956 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot7.3% · 8,431 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little8.9% · 10,344 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8% · 97,181 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency530
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency323
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency240
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency206
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

View 71 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency94
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency80
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency58
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency56
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded234
Total awarded£95,244,692

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 30 June 2026

Food Bank Service in Islington

Nations Call

£19,996

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Nations Call - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

GAIN (Get Active & Inclusive Now)

The Stuart Low Trust

£7,146

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will deliver 24 accessible/varied nature walks in spaces across Greater London and 24 varied indoor gentle exercise workshops (4 courses x 6 sessions) enabling 90 inactive adults in Islington and surrounding boroughs with serious long-term mental health problems and Autistic adults experiencing health inequities to become more active.

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

Friday Specials: A new programme of joyful events for older adults

Claremont Project (Islington)

£19,694

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Claremont Project (Islington) - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 23 June 2026

SkillShift

Angel Shed Theatre Company

£28,092

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

SkillShift - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026

Beyond the Whistle — Wellbeing Support for BAMH Match Officials

BAMREF CIC

£19,900

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

BAMREF CIC - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England

229 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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