Islington North
| Islington North | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Islington North in Greater London.
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| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 68,777 (December 2010) |
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| Created | 1885 |
| Member of parliament | Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Finsbury |
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| European Parliament constituency | London |
Islington North /ˈɪzlɪŋtən nɔːθ/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1983 by Jeremy Corbyn of the Labour Party. Corbyn has been Leader of the Labour Party and the Opposition since September 2015. If the 2016 recommendations of the Boundary Commission for England and Wales are approved by Parliament, the constituency will be abolished at the 2020 general election.
At 735 hectares (1,820 acres), it is the smallest UK Parliamentary constituency.
The seat was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, as one of four divisions of the new parliamentary borough of Islington. The constituency was defined in the legislation as consisting of the single ward of Upper Holloway of the parish of Islington. The ward was one of eight used in the election of Islington vestrymen under the Metropolis Management Act 1855.
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