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Local Elections 2026
Results in Highbury
These are the local election records for Highbury (Islington North) on 7 May 2026.
Council-wide result
Islington Council
Seat totals across the whole council, not ward-level candidate votes.
Declared51 of 51 seats declared
62.7%
37.3%
Labour 32 (62.7%)(-16)Green Party 19 (37.3%)(+16)
Current councillors in Highbury
Benali Hamdache, Jon Nott, Talia Hussain were elected in Highbury.
13,078 valid candidate votes were recorded across 14 candidates.
Turnout was 49.6%.
Filter by party
14 candidates across 6 parties
Benali HamdacheElected
Green Party
15.98 %
2,090 votes
Talia HussainElected
Green Party
15.42 %
2,016 votes
Jon NottElected
Green Party
14.2 %
1,857 votes
Alastair HarperNot elected
Labour
11.32 %
1,481 votes
Michael CombaNot elected
Labour
11.22 %
1,468 votes
Tahreen DewanNot elected
Labour
10.87 %
1,422 votes
JW
Julia WilliamsNot elected
Liberal Democrats
3.19 %
417 votes
EG
Eileen GallagherNot elected
Conservative
2.88 %
377 votes
RJ
Rowan Gabriel George JamesNot elected
Liberal Democrats
2.83 %
370 votes
JW
Joseph Robert WisepartNot elected
Reform UK
2.71 %
354 votes
PK
Philip Geoffrey KelvinNot elected
Conservative
2.58 %
338 votes
PS
Paul William SymesNot elected
Liberal Democrats
2.44 %
319 votes
AS
Andrew SomersetNot elected
Independent
2.36 %
309 votes
CS
Carlien SaiNot elected
Conservative
1.99 %
260 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 14 |
| Parties on ballot | 6 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 13,078 |
| Turnout | 49.6% |