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| leader_name1 = Cllr Marian Spall<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.islington.gov.uk/about-the-council/who-we-are/how-the-council-works/the-mayor | title=Islington Council: The Mayor | Islington Council }}</ref> |
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| leader_name3 = [[Jeremy Corbyn]] (Independent) <br /> [[Emily Thornberry]] (Labour) |
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The '''London Borough of Islington''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-uk-LBIslington.ogg|ˈ|ɪ|z|l|ɪ|ŋ|t|ə|n|}} {{respell|IZ|ling|tən}}) is a [[London boroughs|London borough]] which forms part of [[Inner London]], England. Islington has an estimated population of 215,667. It was formed in 1965 under the [[London Government Act 1963]], |
The '''London Borough of Islington''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-uk-LBIslington.ogg|ˈ|ɪ|z|l|ɪ|ŋ|t|ə|n|}} {{respell|IZ|ling|tən}}) is a [[London boroughs|London borough]] which forms part of [[Inner London]], England. Islington has an estimated population of 215,667. It was formed in 1965, under the [[London Government Act 1963]], by the amalgamation of the [[Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London|metropolitan borough]]s of [[Metropolitan Borough of Islington|Islington]] and [[Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury|Finsbury]].<ref>{{cite web |title=London Government Act 1963 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/33 |website=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref> |
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The new entity remains the [[List of English districts by area|second smallest borough]] in London and the third-smallest [[Districts of England|district in England]]. The borough contains two Westminster [[United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|parliamentary constituencies]]; [[Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)|Islington North]], represented by former [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] leader [[Jeremy Corbyn]], and [[Islington South and Finsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Islington South & Finsbury]] represented by Labour [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] [[Emily Thornberry]]. The local authority is [[Islington London Borough Council|Islington Council]]. The borough is home to [[Association football|football]] club [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], one of the |
The new entity remains the [[List of English districts by area|second smallest borough]] in London and the third-smallest [[Districts of England|district in England]]. The borough contains two Westminster [[United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|parliamentary constituencies]]; [[Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)|Islington North]], represented by former [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] leader [[Jeremy Corbyn]], and [[Islington South and Finsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Islington South & Finsbury]] represented by Labour [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] [[Emily Thornberry]]. The local authority is [[Islington London Borough Council|Islington Council]]. The borough is home to [[Association football|football]] club [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], one of the [[Premier League]] clubs in England, and its home [[Emirates Stadium]]. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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Islington was originally named by the Saxons ''Giseldone'' (1005), then ''Gislandune'' (1062). The name means 'Gīsla's hill' from the Old English [[personal name]] Gīsla and ''dun'' '[[hill]]', 'down'. The name then later mutated to ''Isledon'', which remained in use well into the 17th century when the modern form arose.<ref name=Growth>{{cite book|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=6734 |title='Islington: Growth', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes |date=1985 |pages=9–19 |access-date=13 March 2007}}</ref> In medieval times, Islington was just one of many small manors in the area, along with ''Bernersbury'', ''Neweton Berewe'' or ''Hey-bury'', and ''Canonesbury'' (Barnsbury, Highbury and Canonbury – names first recorded in the 13th and 14th centuries). "Islington" came to be applied as the name for the parish covering these villages |
Islington was originally named by the Saxons ''Giseldone'' (1005), then ''Gislandune'' (1062). The name means 'Gīsla's hill' from the Old English [[personal name]] Gīsla and ''dun'' '[[hill]]', 'down'. The name then later mutated to ''Isledon'', which remained in use well into the 17th century when the modern form arose.<ref name=Growth>{{cite book|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=6734 |title='Islington: Growth', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes |date=1985 |pages=9–19 |access-date=13 March 2007}}</ref> In medieval times, Islington was just one of many small manors in the area, along with ''Bernersbury'', ''Neweton Berewe'' or ''Hey-bury'', and ''Canonesbury'' (Barnsbury, Highbury and Canonbury – names first recorded in the 13th and 14th centuries). "Islington" came to be applied as the name for the parish covering these villages, which became the [[Metropolitan Borough of Islington]] in 1900. On the merger with Finsbury to form the modern borough, the Islington name was used for the whole borough. |
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==History== |
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The area of the modern borough had historically been part of the county of [[Middlesex]]. From 1856 the area was governed by the [[Metropolitan Board of Works]], which was established to provide services across the [[metropolis]] of London.<ref>[[Metropolis Management Act 1855]] (18 & 19 Vict. c. 120)</ref> In 1889 the Metropolitan Board of Works' area was made the [[County of London]]. From 1856 until 1900 the lower tier of local government within the metropolis comprised various [[List of London vestries and district boards|parish vestries and district boards]]. In 1900 the lower tier was reorganised into [[Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London|metropolitan boroughs]], two of which were called [[Metropolitan Borough of Islington|Islington]] and [[Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury|Finsbury]], the latter covering the combined area of the parishes of [[Clerkenwell]], [[St Luke's, London|St Luke]] and [[St Sepulchre (parish)|St Sepulchre]], and the [[extra-parochial area]]s of [[London Charterhouse|Charterhouse]] and [[Glasshouse Yard]].{{efn|Glasshouse Yard and St Sepulchre had been part of the [[Holborn District Board of Works]] until 1900}}<ref>{{cite web|publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth|title= Finsbury CP through time: Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10234013 |access-date= 19 February 2015}}</ref><ref>[[London Government Act 1899]] (62 & 63 Vict. c. 14)</ref> |
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The modern borough was created in 1965 under the [[London Government Act 1963]]. It was a merger of the old Islington and Finsbury metropolitan boroughs.<ref>{{cite book | first=Frederic |last=Youngs | title=Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England | volume=I: Southern England | year=1979 | publisher=[[Royal Historical Society]] | location=London | isbn=0-901050-67-9}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
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===Districts=== |
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{{See also|Islington parks and open spaces}} |
{{See also|Islington parks and open spaces}} |
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Areas in the borough include: |
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The borough includes the areas: |
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* [[Angel, London|Angel]] |
* [[Angel, London|Angel]] |
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* [[Archway, London|Archway]] |
* [[Archway, London|Archway]] |
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* [[Finsbury]] |
* [[Finsbury]] |
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* [[Finsbury Park (district)|Finsbury Park]] (split between three boroughs. Other boroughs are [[London Borough of Haringey]] and [[London Borough of Hackney]]). |
* [[Finsbury Park (district)|Finsbury Park]] (split between three boroughs. Other boroughs are [[London Borough of Haringey]] and [[London Borough of Hackney]]). |
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* [[Highbury]] |
* [[Highbury]] |
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* [[Highgate]] (split between three boroughs. Other boroughs are [[London Borough of Haringey]] and [[London Borough of Camden]]). |
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* [[Highgate]] |
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* [[Holloway, London|Holloway]] |
* [[Holloway, London|Holloway]] |
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* [[Islington]] |
* [[Islington]] |
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* [[Tufnell Park]] |
* [[Tufnell Park]] |
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* [[Upper Holloway]] |
* [[Upper Holloway]] |
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===Wards=== |
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* Barnsbury |
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* Bunhill |
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* Caledonian |
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* Canonbury |
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* Clerkenwell |
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* Finsbury Park |
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* Highbury East |
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* Highbury West |
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* Hillrise |
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* [[Holloway (ward)|Holloway]] |
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* Junction (part of Archway and Upper Holloway) |
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* Mildmay |
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* Saint George's |
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* Saint Mary's (covering most of Upper Street) |
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* Saint Peter's |
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* [[Tollington (ward)|Tollington]] |
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==Governance== |
==Governance== |
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[[File:IslingtonTownHall.jpg|right|275px|thumb|[[Islington Town Hall]]]] |
[[File:IslingtonTownHall.jpg|right|275px|thumb|[[Islington Town Hall]]]] |
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The local authority is Islington Council, based at [[Islington Town Hall]] on Upper Street.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.islington.gov.uk/about/contact-complaints/visitingoffices/Pages/townhall.aspx |title=Islington Town Hall|publisher=Islington Council |access-date=22 July 2014}}</ref> |
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Islington is divided into 17 wards, each electing three councillors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.islington.gov.uk/Council/councilwho/whocouncillors/default.asp |title=Councillors and Wards |access-date=2010-10-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009131753/http://www.islington.gov.uk/Council/councilwho/whocouncillors/default.asp |archive-date=9 October 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Following the [[2022 Islington London Borough Council election|May 2022 election]], Islington Council comprises 48 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] councillors and 3 [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]] councillors. Of these 51 councillors, the Leader of the council is Councillor Kaya Comer-Schwartz and Councillor Caroline Russell is the leader of the Green opposition group.<ref name=Elected>{{cite web |url=http://democracy.islington.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx |title=Members of Islington Council|publisher=Islington Council |access-date=22 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://democracy.islington.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx |title=Your Councillors |publisher=Islington Council |access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref> |
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===Greater London representation=== |
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Islington is represented by two parliamentary constituencies. [[Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)|Islington North]] is represented by [[Jeremy Corbyn]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], the Leader of the Opposition between 2015 and 2020. [[Islington South and Finsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Islington South and Finsbury]] is represented by [[Emily Thornberry]], former Shadow First Secretary of State and Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and current Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. |
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Since 2000, for elections to the [[London Assembly]], the borough forms part of the [[North East (London Assembly constituency)|North East]] constituency. |
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===UK Parliament=== |
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Islington forms part of the [[North East (London Assembly constituency)|North East]] constituency for the [[London Assembly]], represented by [[Jennette Arnold]], also of the Labour Party. |
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Islington is represented by two parliamentary constituencies. [[Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)|Islington North]] is represented by [[Jeremy Corbyn]], formerly of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], who was the Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition between 2015 and 2020. [[Islington South and Finsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Islington South and Finsbury]] is represented by [[Emily Thornberry]], former Shadow First Secretary of State and Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and current Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. |
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==Economy== |
==Economy== |
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In the [[Victorian Age]], some parts of Islington such as [[Clerkenwell]] were known for their [[poverty]], which [[George Gissing]] describes in his [[naturalism (literature)|naturalist]] novel, [[The Nether World]] (1889). |
In the [[Victorian Age]], some parts of Islington such as [[Clerkenwell]] were known for their [[poverty]], which [[George Gissing]] describes in his [[naturalism (literature)|naturalist]] novel, [[The Nether World]] (1889). Since this time, Islington has been a subject of [[gentrification]] and with the median house price rising rapidly since the [[2020 pandemic]]. With new headquarters for [[Facebook]] and [[Google]] close to the edge of the borough, along with Lawyer offices [[Slaughter & May]] on the edge of the borough, near the [[City of London]], the borough has seen a steady house prices, with median incomes rising significantly. |
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[[File:Shoreditch inmarsat building 1.jpg|left|thumb|[[Inmarsat]] head office]] |
[[File:Shoreditch inmarsat building 1.jpg|left|thumb|[[Inmarsat]] head office]] |
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* [[Tufnell Park tube station|Tufnell Park]] {{Rail-interchange|london|northern}} |
* [[Tufnell Park tube station|Tufnell Park]] {{Rail-interchange|london|northern}} |
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The Piccadilly line carries passengers to key London destinations, including the [[West End of London|West End]] and [[Heathrow Airport]] |
The Piccadilly line carries passengers to key London destinations, including the [[West End of London|West End]] and [[Heathrow Airport]]. The Northern and Victoria lines also link the borough to the West End, whilst the Northern line (Bank branch) also passes through the [[City of London]]. |
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Just beyond the |
Just beyond the borough's boundaries are [[King's Cross St Pancras tube station|King's Cross St Pancras]] (in the [[London Borough of Camden]]) and [[Moorgate station|Moorgate]] (in the City). |
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Farringdon and Finsbury Park are served by [[Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise|Thameslink]] services, with some trains travelling direct to [[Gatwick Airport]] |
Farringdon and Finsbury Park are served by [[Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise|Thameslink]] services, with some trains travelling direct to [[Gatwick Airport]], as well as destinations including [[Cambridge]], [[Peterborough]], [[Brighton]] and [[Sevenoaks]]. Other stations, including Finsbury Park, are served by [[Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise|Great Northern]] trains which normally operate between Moorgate and [[Welwyn Garden City railway station|Welwyn Garden City]] or [[Stevenage railway station|Stevenage]] via [[Hertford North railway station|Hertford North]]. The [[Elizabeth line]] calls at Farringdon. |
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Moorgate lies just to the south of the |
Moorgate lies just to the south of the borough, in the City of London, whilst [[London King's Cross railway station|King's Cross]] lies to the borough's immediate west, with destinations including [[Sheffield]], [[Leeds]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], [[Edinburgh]] and [[Inverness]]. |
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Islington has the second highest proportion of [[Irish people]] in the country, behind [[London Borough of Brent]].<ref>[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/index.html] {{dead link|date=January 2023}}</ref> |
Islington has the second highest proportion of [[Irish people]] in the country, behind [[London Borough of Brent]].<ref>[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/index.html] {{dead link|date=January 2023}}</ref> |
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A 2017 study by [[Trust for London]] and the [[New Policy Institute]] found that a third of Islington residents |
A 2017 study by [[Trust for London]] and the [[New Policy Institute]] found that a third of Islington residents lived in poverty. This is above the London average of 27%. It also found that 14% of local employees were in jobs which pay below the London Living Wage - the fourth lowest figure of any London borough.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poverty and Inequality Data For Islington - Trust For London |url=https://www.trustforlondon.org.uk/data/boroughs/islington-poverty-and-inequality-indicators/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=Trust for London}}</ref> |
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39% of the borough |
39% of the borough's residents identified as Christian, 12.8% Muslim, 1.7% Jewish and 42.7% had no religion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/percentage-population-religion-borough?resource=abfb6175-f489-4c6e-add2-f4d323183224|title=Population by Religion, Borough |website=Data.london.gov.uk|access-date=24 January 2023}}</ref> Christians and Muslims live throughout the borough, while the Jewish population is most concentrated in the north of the borough in the Hillrise and Junction wards (bordering [[Highgate]] and [[Crouch End]]). |
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===Ethnicity=== |
===Ethnicity=== |
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[[File:Ethnic makeup of Islington by single year ages in 2021.svg|thumb|Ethnic makeup of Islington by single year ages in 2021]] |
[[File:Ethnic makeup of Islington by single year ages in 2021.svg|thumb|Ethnic makeup of Islington by single year ages in 2021]] |
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The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001, 2011 and 2021 |
The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001, 2011 and 2021 censuses in Islington. |
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! colspan="2" |1966 estimations<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethnic minorities in Britain |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/659921 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=search.worldcat.org |page=42 |language=en}}</ref> |
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!rowspan="2"|Ethnic Group |
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! colspan="2" |1981 estimations<ref>{{Cite |
! colspan="2" |1981 estimations<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/ethnicityin1991c0000unse |title=Ethnicity in the 1991 census: Vol 3 - Social geography and ethnicity in Britain, geographical spread, spatial concentration and internal migration |date=1996 |publisher=London : HMSO |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-11-691655-6}}</ref> |
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! colspan="2" |1991<ref>{{cite web |title=1991 census – theme tables |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/asv2htm.aspx |access-date=20 January 2017 |publisher=NOMIS}}</ref> |
! colspan="2" |1991 census<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/ethnicityin1991c0000unse |title=Ethnicity in the 1991 census: Vol 3 - Social geography and ethnicity in Britain, geographical spread, spatial concentration and internal migration |date=1996 |publisher=London : HMSO |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-11-691655-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1991 census – theme tables |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/asv2htm.aspx |access-date=20 January 2017 |publisher=NOMIS}}</ref> |
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!colspan="2"|2001<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/submit.asp?forward=yes&menuopt=201&subcomp= |title=KS006 - Ethnic group |publisher=NOMIS |access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> |
! colspan="2" |2001 census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/submit.asp?forward=yes&menuopt=201&subcomp= |title=KS006 - Ethnic group |publisher=NOMIS |access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> |
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!colspan="2"|2011<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/QS201EW/view/1946157259?cols=measures |title=Ethnic Group by measures |publisher=NOMIS |access-date=8 January 2016}}</ref> |
! colspan="2" |2011 census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/QS201EW/view/1946157259?cols=measures |title=Ethnic Group by measures |publisher=NOMIS |access-date=8 January 2016}}</ref> |
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! colspan="2" |2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethnic group - Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS021/editions/2021/versions/1/filter-outputs/d2f0a39a-75b6-4995-b4bd-a5b68ff79027#get-data |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Ons.gov.uk}}</ref> |
! colspan="2" |2021 census<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethnic group - Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS021/editions/2021/versions/1/filter-outputs/d2f0a39a-75b6-4995-b4bd-a5b68ff79027#get-data |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Ons.gov.uk}}</ref> |
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![[White people in the United Kingdom|White]]: Total |
![[White people in the United Kingdom|White]]: Total |
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!– |
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!128,093 |
|||
! |
!93.8% |
||
! |
!145,744 |
||
! |
!86.2% |
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!140,757 |
|||
!81.1% |
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!132,464 |
!132,464 |
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!75.35% |
!75.35% |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White British|British]] |
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White British|British]] |
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|– |
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|– |
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|– |
|– |
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|– |
|– |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White Irish|Irish]] |
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White Irish|Irish]] |
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|– |
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|5.1% |
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|– |
|– |
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|– |
|– |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White Gypsy or Irish Traveller|Gypsy or Irish Traveller]] |
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White Gypsy or Irish Traveller|Gypsy or Irish Traveller]] |
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|– |
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|– |
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|– |
|– |
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|– |
|– |
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|- |
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|White: Roma |
|White: Roma |
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|– |
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|– |
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|– |
|– |
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|– |
|– |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:left" | White: [[Other White|Other]] |
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[Other White|Other]] |
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|– |
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|– |
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|– |
|– |
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|– |
|– |
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! style="text-align:left" | [[British Asian|Asian or Asian British]]: Total |
! style="text-align:left" | [[British Asian|Asian or Asian British]]: Total |
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!– |
!– |
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!1.5% |
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!– |
|||
! |
!6,568 |
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!3.9% |
|||
!6.2%!! 12,558 !! 7.14% !! 19,034 !! 9.23% |
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!10,644 |
|||
!6.1%!! 12,558 !! 7.14% !! 19,034 !! 9.23% |
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!21,532 |
!21,532 |
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!10.1% |
!10.1% |
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|– |
|– |
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|– |
|– |
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| |
|1,872 |
||
| |
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| 1.5%|| 2,851 || 1.32% || 3,534|| 2.06% |
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|2,526 |
|||
| || 2,851 || 1.32% || 3,534|| 2.06% |
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|4,051 |
|4,051 |
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|1.9% |
|1.9% |
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|– |
|– |
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|– |
|– |
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| |
|638 |
||
| |
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| 0.4%|| 912|| 0.52% || 951 || 0.46% |
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|634 |
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| || 912|| 0.52% || 951 || 0.46% |
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|995 |
|995 |
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|0.5% |
|0.5% |
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|– |
|– |
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|– |
|– |
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| |
|1,277 |
||
| |
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| 1.6%|| 4,229|| 2.41% || 4,662|| 2.26% |
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|2,857 |
|||
| || 4,229|| 2.41% || 4,662|| 2.26% |
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|5,972 |
|5,972 |
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|2.8% |
|2.8% |
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|– |
|– |
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|– |
|– |
||
| |
|1,579 |
||
| |
|||
| 1.3%|| 3,074 || 1.75% || 4,457|| 2.16% |
|||
|2,193 |
|||
| || 3,074 || 1.75% || 4,457|| 2.16% |
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|5,125 |
|5,125 |
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|2.4% |
|2.4% |
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|– |
|– |
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|– |
|– |
||
| |
|1,202 |
||
| |
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| 1.4%|| 1,492 || 0.85% || 5,430|| 2.63% |
|||
|2,434 |
|||
| || 1,492 || 0.85% || 5,430|| 2.63% |
|||
|5,389 |
|5,389 |
||
|2.5% |
|2.5% |
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! style="text-align:left" | [[Black British people|Black or Black British]]: Total |
! style="text-align:left" | [[Black British people|Black or Black British]]: Total |
||
!– |
!– |
||
!4.7% |
|||
!– |
|||
! |
!14,397 |
||
!8.5% |
|||
!18,472 |
|||
!10.6%!! 20,856 !! 11.86% !! 26,294 !! 12.76% |
!10.6%!! 20,856 !! 11.86% !! 26,294 !! 12.76% |
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!28,743 |
!28,743 |
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| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|African]] |
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|African]] |
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|– |
|– |
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|1.4% |
|||
|– |
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| |
|4,356 |
||
| |
|||
| 3.6%|| 10,500 || 5.97% || 12,622 || 6.12% |
|||
|6,308 |
|||
| || 10,500 || 5.97% || 12,622 || 6.12% |
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|18,091 |
|18,091 |
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|8.4% |
|8.4% |
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| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|Caribbean]] |
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|Caribbean]] |
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|– |
|– |
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|3.3% |
|||
|– |
|||
| |
|7,501 |
||
| |
|||
| 5.1%|| 8,550 || 4.86% || 7,943 || 3.85% |
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|8,824 |
|||
| || 8,550 || 4.86% || 7,943 || 3.85% |
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|7,368 |
|7,368 |
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|3.4% |
|3.4% |
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|– |
|– |
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|– |
|– |
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| |
|2,540 |
||
| |
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| 1.9%|| 1,806 || 1.03% || 5,729 || 2.78% |
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|3,340 |
|||
| || 1,806 || 1.03% || 5,729 || 2.78% |
|||
|3,284 |
|3,284 |
||
|1.5% |
|1.5% |
||
|- |
|- |
||
! style="text-align:left" | [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed or British Mixed]]: Total |
! style="text-align:left" | [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed or British Mixed]]: Total |
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!– |
|||
!– |
|||
!– |
!– |
||
!– |
!– |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Black Caribbean |
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Black Caribbean |
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|– |
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|– |
|||
|– |
|– |
||
|– |
|– |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Black African |
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Black African |
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|– |
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|– |
|||
|– |
|– |
||
|– |
|– |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Asian |
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Asian |
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|– |
|||
|– |
|||
|– |
|– |
||
|– |
|– |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: Other Mixed |
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: Other Mixed |
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|– |
|||
|– |
|||
|– |
|– |
||
|– |
|– |
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!– |
!– |
||
!– |
!– |
||
!2,413 |
|||
!– |
|||
! |
|||
!–!! 2,685 !! 1.53% !! 6,943 !! 3.37% |
|||
!3,623 |
|||
! !! 2,685 !! 1.53% !! 6,943 !! 3.37% |
|||
!15,330 |
!15,330 |
||
!7.1% |
!7.1% |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| style="text-align:left" | Other: Arab |
| style="text-align:left" | Other: Arab |
||
|– |
|||
|– |
|||
|– |
|– |
||
|– |
|– |
||
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|– |
|– |
||
|– |
|– |
||
|– |
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|3,440 |
|||
|– |
|||
|2.1%|| 2,685|| 1.53%|| 5,050 || 2.45% |
|||
|– |
|||
|–|| –|| –|| 5,050 || 2.45% |
|||
|12,339 |
|12,339 |
||
|5.7% |
|5.7% |
||
|- |
|- |
||
! style="text-align:left" | Ethnic minority: Total |
! style="text-align:left" | Ethnic minority: Total |
||
!– |
|||
!26,044 |
|||
! |
!6.2% |
||
! |
!23,378 |
||
!13.8% |
|||
!18.87%!! 43,333 !! 24.65% !! 65,610 !! 31.83% |
|||
!32,739 |
|||
!18.9%!! 43,333 !! 24.65% !! 65,610 !! 31.83% |
|||
!81,836 |
!81,836 |
||
!37.9% |
!37.9% |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| |
|||
| |
|||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
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|- |
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! style="text-align:left" | Total |
! style="text-align:left" | Total |
||
!– |
|||
!154,137 |
|||
!100% |
|||
!169,122 |
|||
!100% |
!100% |
||
! |
!173,496 |
||
!100%!! 175,797 !! 100.00% !! 206,125 !! 100.00% |
!100%!! 175,797 !! 100.00% !! 206,125 !! 100.00% |
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!216,590 |
!216,590 |
||
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The London Borough of Islington is home to two [[higher education]] institutions: |
The London Borough of Islington is home to two [[higher education]] institutions: |
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* [[City, University of London]] at Northampton Square, formerly The City University, founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute; and |
* [[City, University of London]] at Northampton Square, formerly The City University, founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute; and |
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* [[London Metropolitan University]], North Campus on the Holloway Road, formed from the merger of the [[University of North London]] and [[London Guildhall University]] in 2002 |
* [[London Metropolitan University]], North Campus on the Holloway Road, formed from the merger of the [[University of North London]] and [[London Guildhall University]] in 2002; the University of North London was founded on this site in 1896 as the Northern Polytechnic Institute |
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[[Moorfields Eye Hospital]] is a major centre for postgraduate training of [[Ophthalmology|ophthalmologists]], [[Vision therapy|orthoptists]], [[Optometry|optometrists]], and [[Nursing|nurses]]. |
[[Moorfields Eye Hospital]] is a major centre for postgraduate training of [[Ophthalmology|ophthalmologists]], [[Vision therapy|orthoptists]], [[Optometry|optometrists]], and [[Nursing|nurses]]. |
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===Further Education=== |
===Further Education=== |
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The borough also currently contains three colleges of [[further education]]: |
The borough also currently contains three colleges of [[further education]]: |
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*[https://LSA.ac.uk London Screen Academy]; (a sixth form academy set up by [[Working Title Films]] to train young people in behind the camera skills) |
*[https://LSA.ac.uk London Screen Academy]; (a sixth form academy set up by [[Working Title Films]] to train young people in behind the camera skills) |
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*[[City and Islington College]] |
*[[City and Islington College]] |
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* [[Westminster Kingsway College]] (while major improvement works are carried out at King's Cross) |
* [[Westminster Kingsway College]] (while major improvement works are carried out at King's Cross) |
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There are two performing arts colleges. The [[Urdang Academy]] and the [[Musical Theatre Academy]] are both based in Islington. |
There are two performing arts colleges. The [[Urdang Academy]] and the [[Musical Theatre Academy]] are both based in Islington. |
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The following people and military units have received the [[Freedom of the City|Freedom of the Borough]] of Islington. |
The following people and military units have received the [[Freedom of the City|Freedom of the Borough]] of Islington. |
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{{ |
{{Incomplete list|date=January 2020}} |
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===Individuals=== |
===Individuals=== |
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* [[Arsène Wenger]]: 2004 |
* [[Arsène Wenger]]: 2004<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arsenal to get a place on the political map |url=https://www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/arsenal-to-get-a-place-on-the-political-map |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=Camden New Journal |language=en-gb}}</ref> |
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===Military |
===Military units=== |
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* The [[Honourable Artillery Company]] |
* The [[Honourable Artillery Company]], October 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gallery.glrfca.org/index.php?level=picture&id=84 |title=The HAC receiving the Freedom of the Borough of Islington |publisher=Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Greater London |date=October 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910114811/http://gallery.glrfca.org/index.php?level=picture&id=84 |archive-date=September 10, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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* The [[Islington Veterans' Association]] |
* The [[Islington Veterans' Association]], March 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/former_councillor_and_veterans_given_freedom_of_islington_1_4001525|title=Former councillor and veterans given freedom of Islington|first=Rory|last=Brigstock-Barron|website=Islingtongazette.co.uk|date=20 March 2015}}</ref> |
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* The Islington and Holloway |
* The Islington and Holloway fire stations of the [[London Fire Brigade]], March 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/freedom-of-the-borough-for-islington-and-holloway-s-firefighters-1-5092827|title=Freedom of the borough for Islington and Holloway's firefighters|first=Rosie|last=Drew|website=Islingtongazette.co.uk|date=5 July 2017}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Emirates Stadium]] |
* [[Emirates Stadium]] |
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* [[Finsbury Town Hall]] |
* [[Finsbury Town Hall]] |
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* [[St James' Church, Islington]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 18:55, 6 July 2024
London Borough of Islington | |
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Sovereign state | Vereinigtes Königreich |
Constituent country | England |
Region | London |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Created | 1 April 1965 |
Admin HQ | Islington Town Hall, Upper Street, Islington |
Regierung | |
• Type | London borough council |
• Body | Islington London Borough Council |
• London Assembly | Sem Moema (Labour) AM for North East |
• MPs | Jeremy Corbyn (Independent) Emily Thornberry (Labour) |
Area | |
• Total | 5.74 sq mi (14.86 km2) |
• Rank | 294th (of 296) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 220,373 |
• Rank | 84th (of 296) |
• Density | 38,000/sq mi (15,000/km2) |
Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcodes | |
Area code | 020 |
ONS code | 00AU |
GSS code | E09000019 |
Police | Metropolitan Police |
Website | https://www.islington.gov.uk/ |
The London Borough of Islington (/ˈɪzlɪŋtən/ IZ-ling-tən) is a London borough which forms part of Inner London, England. Islington has an estimated population of 215,667. It was formed in 1965, under the London Government Act 1963, by the amalgamation of the metropolitan boroughs of Islington and Finsbury.[1]
The new entity remains the second smallest borough in London and the third-smallest district in England. The borough contains two Westminster parliamentary constituencies; Islington North, represented by former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, and Islington South & Finsbury represented by Labour MP Emily Thornberry. The local authority is Islington Council. The borough is home to football club Arsenal, one of the Premier League clubs in England, and its home Emirates Stadium.
Etymology
Islington was originally named by the Saxons Giseldone (1005), then Gislandune (1062). The name means 'Gīsla's hill' from the Old English personal name Gīsla and dun 'hill', 'down'. The name then later mutated to Isledon, which remained in use well into the 17th century when the modern form arose.[2] In medieval times, Islington was just one of many small manors in the area, along with Bernersbury, Neweton Berewe or Hey-bury, and Canonesbury (Barnsbury, Highbury and Canonbury – names first recorded in the 13th and 14th centuries). "Islington" came to be applied as the name for the parish covering these villages, which became the Metropolitan Borough of Islington in 1900. On the merger with Finsbury to form the modern borough, the Islington name was used for the whole borough.
History
The area of the modern borough had historically been part of the county of Middlesex. From 1856 the area was governed by the Metropolitan Board of Works, which was established to provide services across the metropolis of London.[3] In 1889 the Metropolitan Board of Works' area was made the County of London. From 1856 until 1900 the lower tier of local government within the metropolis comprised various parish vestries and district boards. In 1900 the lower tier was reorganised into metropolitan boroughs, two of which were called Islington and Finsbury, the latter covering the combined area of the parishes of Clerkenwell, St Luke and St Sepulchre, and the extra-parochial areas of Charterhouse and Glasshouse Yard.[a][4][5]
The modern borough was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963. It was a merger of the old Islington and Finsbury metropolitan boroughs.[6]
Geography
The southern part of the borough, south of the A501 Pentonville Road and City Road, forms part of the central London congestion charging zone and the Ultra Low Emission Zone. A significant part of the southern section of the borough borders the City of London, with the area to the west bordering the London Borough of Camden. The central London area includes Farringdon and Old Street stations both in Zone 1.
Districts
Areas in the borough include:
- Angel
- Archway
- Barnsbury
- Canonbury
- Clerkenwell
- Farringdon
- Finsbury
- Finsbury Park (split between three boroughs. Other boroughs are London Borough of Haringey and London Borough of Hackney).
- Highbury
- Highgate (split between three boroughs. Other boroughs are London Borough of Haringey and London Borough of Camden).
- Holloway
- Islington
- Kings Cross
- Lower Holloway
- Mildmay
- Nag's Head
- Newington Green
- Old Street
- Pentonville
- St Luke's
- Tufnell Park
- Upper Holloway
Governance
The local authority is Islington Council, based at Islington Town Hall on Upper Street.[7]
Greater London representation
Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly, the borough forms part of the North East constituency.
UK Parliament
Islington is represented by two parliamentary constituencies. Islington North is represented by Jeremy Corbyn, formerly of the Labour Party, who was the Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition between 2015 and 2020. Islington South and Finsbury is represented by Emily Thornberry, former Shadow First Secretary of State and Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and current Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade of the Labour Party.
Economy
In the Victorian Age, some parts of Islington such as Clerkenwell were known for their poverty, which George Gissing describes in his naturalist novel, The Nether World (1889). Since this time, Islington has been a subject of gentrification and with the median house price rising rapidly since the 2020 pandemic. With new headquarters for Facebook and Google close to the edge of the borough, along with Lawyer offices Slaughter & May on the edge of the borough, near the City of London, the borough has seen a steady house prices, with median incomes rising significantly.
Inmarsat has its head office in the borough.[8]
Major public and private bodies
Prisons
There is one prison in Islington, a men's prison, HM Prison Pentonville. Until it closed in 2016 there was also a women's prison HM Prison Holloway, which in the early 20th century was used to hold many suffragettes.
Transport
The Borough boasts a large transport network for rail, bus, cycles and road users.
London Underground
There are ten London Underground stations in the borough across London fare zones 1, 2 and 3. These stations are principally served by the Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines, although the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines also pass through the Borough:
- Angel
- Archway
- Arsenal
- Caledonian Road
- Farringdon
- Finsbury Park
- Highbury & Islington
- Holloway Road
- Old Street
- Tufnell Park
The Piccadilly line carries passengers to key London destinations, including the West End and Heathrow Airport. The Northern and Victoria lines also link the borough to the West End, whilst the Northern line (Bank branch) also passes through the City of London.
Just beyond the borough's boundaries are King's Cross St Pancras (in the London Borough of Camden) and Moorgate (in the City).
London Overground
There are also several London Overground stations in the borough, all but one of which are in London fare zone 2:
National Rail
There are several other National Rail stations in Islington, which offer direct services to destinations across London, East Anglia and South East England:
Farringdon and Finsbury Park are served by Thameslink services, with some trains travelling direct to Gatwick Airport, as well as destinations including Cambridge, Peterborough, Brighton and Sevenoaks. Other stations, including Finsbury Park, are served by Great Northern trains which normally operate between Moorgate and Welwyn Garden City or Stevenage via Hertford North. The Elizabeth line calls at Farringdon.
Moorgate lies just to the south of the borough, in the City of London, whilst King's Cross lies to the borough's immediate west, with destinations including Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Inverness.
Travel to work
In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: underground, metro, light rail, tram, 19.4% of all residents aged 16–74; bus, minibus or coach, 10.3%; on foot, 10.3%; bicycle, 6.2%; driving a car or van, 6.0%; train, 3.7%; work mainly at or from home, 3.6%.[9]
Attractions and institutions
- Almeida Theatre
- Angel Central shopping centre (formerly the Islington N1 Centre), containing:
- O2 Academy Islington
- Vue cinema
- Artillery Ground
- Pleasance Islington theatre
- Courtyard Theatre
- Emirates Stadium (and the former Arsenal Stadium at Highbury)
- The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in Canonbury Square
- Freightliners City Farm
- Hen and Chickens Theatre
- Islington Arts Factory, in Parkhurst Road
- Islington Local History Centre, located at Finsbury Library
- Islington Museum, located at Finsbury Library
- John Salt, cocktail bar on Upper Street
- The King's Head Theatre
- Little Angel Theatre a puppet theatre and producer of the Suspense Puppetry Festival of London
- London Canal Museum, located in New Wharf Road, King's Cross
- London Charterhouse
- London Screen Academy, on Highbury Grove - specialist film/TV sixth form academy
- Odeon Cinema, located on Holloway Road
- Peter Benenson House, headquarters of Amnesty International
- Sadler's Wells Theatre
- St John's Gate, Clerkenwell (Islington's badge for London2012)
- The Screen On The Green, a single screen cinema on Upper Street
- Union Chapel
- Wesley's Chapel
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1801 | 65,721 | — |
1811 | 83,679 | +27.3% |
1821 | 108,333 | +29.5% |
1831 | 137,271 | +26.7% |
1841 | 162,717 | +18.5% |
1851 | 214,090 | +31.6% |
1861 | 266,010 | +24.3% |
1871 | 317,930 | +19.5% |
1881 | 369,850 | +16.3% |
1891 | 397,799 | +7.6% |
1901 | 405,301 | +1.9% |
1911 | 412,944 | +1.9% |
1921 | 401,054 | −2.9% |
1931 | 389,513 | −2.9% |
1941 | 324,143 | −16.8% |
1951 | 269,743 | −16.8% |
1961 | 232,258 | −13.9% |
1971 | 200,022 | −13.9% |
1981 | 157,512 | −21.3% |
1991 | 173,384 | +10.1% |
2001 | 175,787 | +1.4% |
2011 | 206,125 | +17.3% |
2013 | 215,667 | +4.6% |
Source: A Vision of Britain through time |
In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough had a total population of 65,721. This rose steadily throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; exceeding 200,000 in the middle of the century. When the railways arrived the rate of population growth increased—reaching nearly 400,000 by the turn of the century; with the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury particularly suffering deprivation, poverty and severe overcrowding. The increase in population peaked before World War I, falling slowly in the aftermath until World War II began an exodus from London towards the new towns under the Abercrombie Plan for London (1944). The decline in population reversed in the 1980s, but it remains below its 1951 level.
According to the 2001 census Islington had a population of 175,797. It was 75% White, including 5% White Irish, 6% Black African, 5% Black Caribbean and 2% Bangladeshi. Thirty-two per cent of the borough's residents were owner–occupiers.
According to the 2011 census, Islington has the highest population density of local authorities in England and Wales—13,875 people per square kilometre.[10]
Islington has the second highest proportion of Irish people in the country, behind London Borough of Brent.[11]
A 2017 study by Trust for London and the New Policy Institute found that a third of Islington residents lived in poverty. This is above the London average of 27%. It also found that 14% of local employees were in jobs which pay below the London Living Wage - the fourth lowest figure of any London borough.[12]
39% of the borough's residents identified as Christian, 12.8% Muslim, 1.7% Jewish and 42.7% had no religion.[13] Christians and Muslims live throughout the borough, while the Jewish population is most concentrated in the north of the borough in the Hillrise and Junction wards (bordering Highgate and Crouch End).
Ethnicity
The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001, 2011 and 2021 censuses in Islington.
Ethnic Group | Year | |||||||||||
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1966 estimations[14] | 1981 estimations[15] | 1991 census[16][17] | 2001 census[18] | 2011 census[19] | 2021 census[20] | |||||||
Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
White: Total | - | 93.8% | 145,744 | 86.2% | 140,757 | 81.1% | 132,464 | 75.35% | 140,515 | 68.17% | 134,754 | 62.1% |
White: British | - | - | - | - | - | - | 99,784 | 56.76% | 98,322 | 47.70% | 86,092 | 39.7% |
White: Irish | - | 5.1% | - | - | - | - | 10,057 | 5.72% | 8,140 | 3.95% | 7,062 | 3.3% |
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 163 | 0.08% | 108 | 0.0% |
White: Roma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 958 | 0.4% |
White: Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22,623 | 12.87% | 33,890 | 16.44% | 40,534 | 18.7% |
Asian or Asian British: Total | - | 1.5% | 6,568 | 3.9% | 10,644 | 6.1% | 12,558 | 7.14% | 19,034 | 9.23% | 21,532 | 10.1% |
Asian or Asian British: Indian | - | - | 1,872 | 2,526 | 2,851 | 1.32% | 3,534 | 2.06% | 4,051 | 1.9% | ||
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani | - | - | 638 | 634 | 912 | 0.52% | 951 | 0.46% | 995 | 0.5% | ||
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi | - | - | 1,277 | 2,857 | 4,229 | 2.41% | 4,662 | 2.26% | 5,972 | 2.8% | ||
Asian or Asian British: Chinese | - | - | 1,579 | 2,193 | 3,074 | 1.75% | 4,457 | 2.16% | 5,125 | 2.4% | ||
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian | - | - | 1,202 | 2,434 | 1,492 | 0.85% | 5,430 | 2.63% | 5,389 | 2.5% | ||
Black or Black British: Total | - | 4.7% | 14,397 | 8.5% | 18,472 | 10.6% | 20,856 | 11.86% | 26,294 | 12.76% | 28,743 | 13.3% |
Black or Black British: African | - | 1.4% | 4,356 | 6,308 | 10,500 | 5.97% | 12,622 | 6.12% | 18,091 | 8.4% | ||
Black or Black British: Caribbean | - | 3.3% | 7,501 | 8,824 | 8,550 | 4.86% | 7,943 | 3.85% | 7,368 | 3.4% | ||
Black or Black British: Other Black | - | - | 2,540 | 3,340 | 1,806 | 1.03% | 5,729 | 2.78% | 3,284 | 1.5% | ||
Mixed or British Mixed: Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7,234 | 4.11% | 13,339 | 6.47% | 16,231 | 7.4% |
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,329 | 1.32% | 4,236 | 2.06% | 4,171 | 1.9% |
Mixed: White and Black African | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,241 | 0.71% | 1,912 | 0.93% | 2,257 | 1.0% |
Mixed: White and Asian | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,543 | 0.88% | 2,964 | 1.44% | 3,750 | 1.7% |
Mixed: Other Mixed | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,121 | 1.21% | 4,227 | 2.05% | 6,053 | 2.8% |
Other: Total | - | - | 2,413 | 3,623 | 2,685 | 1.53% | 6,943 | 3.37% | 15,330 | 7.1% | ||
Other: Arab | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,893 | 0.92% | 2,991 | 1.4% |
Other: Any other ethnic group | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5,050 | 2.45% | 12,339 | 5.7% |
Ethnic minority: Total | - | 6.2% | 23,378 | 13.8% | 32,739 | 18.9% | 43,333 | 24.65% | 65,610 | 31.83% | 81,836 | 37.9% |
Total | - | 100% | 169,122 | 100% | 173,496 | 100% | 175,797 | 100.00% | 206,125 | 100.00% | 216,590 | 100% |
Religion
The following shows the religious identity of residents residing in Islington according to the 2001, 2011 and the 2021 censuses.
Religion | 2001[21] | 2011[22] | 2021[23] | |||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Holds religious beliefs | 116,310 | 66.2 | 110,076 | 53.4 | 111,222 | 51.4 |
Christian | 95,305 | 54.2 | 82,879 | 40.2 | 75,129 | 34.7 |
Muslim | 14,259 | 8.1 | 19,521 | 9.5 | 25,840 | 11.9 |
Sikh | 590 | 0.3 | 569 | 0.3 | 603 | 0.3 |
Hindu | 1,751 | 1.0 | 2,108 | 1.0 | 2,195 | 1.0 |
Buddhist | 1,840 | 1.0 | 2,117 | 1.0 | 1,813 | 0.8 |
Jewish | 1,846 | 1.1 | 1,915 | 0.9 | 2,714 | 1.3 |
Other religion | 719 | 0.4 | 967 | 0.5 | 2,930 | 1.4 |
No religion | 41,691 | 23.7 | 61,911 | 30.0 | 88,466 | 40.8 |
Religion not stated | 17,796 | 10.1 | 34,138 | 16.6 | 16,902 | 7.8 |
Total population | 175,797 | 100.0 | 206,125 | 100.0 | 216,590 | 100.0 |
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Universitäten
The London Borough of Islington is home to two higher education institutions:
- City, University of London at Northampton Square, formerly The City University, founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute; and
- London Metropolitan University, North Campus on the Holloway Road, formed from the merger of the University of North London and London Guildhall University in 2002; the University of North London was founded on this site in 1896 as the Northern Polytechnic Institute
Moorfields Eye Hospital is a major centre for postgraduate training of ophthalmologists, orthoptists, optometrists, and nurses.
Further Education
The borough also currently contains three colleges of further education:
- London Screen Academy; (a sixth form academy set up by Working Title Films to train young people in behind the camera skills)
- City and Islington College
- Westminster Kingsway College (while major improvement works are carried out at King's Cross)
There are two performing arts colleges. The Urdang Academy and the Musical Theatre Academy are both based in Islington.
Schools
The borough currently maintains 47 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, three special schools and five Pupil Referral Units. In 2000, Cambridge Education Associates, a private firm, took over the management of the Islington's state schools from the local education authority.[24]
Media
The Islington Gazette is a local newspaper.
Freedom of the Borough
The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Islington.
Individuals
- Arsène Wenger: 2004[25]
Military units
- The Honourable Artillery Company, October 2009[26]
- The Islington Veterans' Association, March 2015[27]
- The Islington and Holloway fire stations of the London Fire Brigade, March 2018[28]
See also
- List of people from the London Borough of Islington
- London Screen Academy
- Arsenal F.C.
- Emirates Stadium
- Finsbury Town Hall
- St James' Church, Islington
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- ^ Drew, Rosie (5 July 2017). "Freedom of the borough for Islington and Holloway's firefighters". Islingtongazette.co.uk.