Bunhill (ward)

Bunhill 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.

Bunhill
Electoral ward for the Islington London Borough Council
Bunhill ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Islington
County	Greater London
Population	11,164 (2021)[a]
Electorate	7,159 (2022)
Major settlements	St Luke's
Area	0.8542 square kilometres (0.3298 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Councillors	1965–1978: 2 1978–present: 3
GSS code	E05013699 (2022–present)

Islington council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Islington in 2022.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.^[1]

2022 Islington London Borough Council election: Bunhill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Valerie Bossman-Quarshie	1,277	61.5
	Labour	Troy Gallagher	1,174	56.6
	Labour	Philip Graham	1,057	50.9
	Green	Catherine Louise Webb	382	18.4
	Conservative	Max Campbell	379	18.3
	Conservative	Zak Vora	337	16.2
	Conservative	Alyson Theresa Prince	336	16.2
	Green	Andrew Richard Myer	285	13.7
	Liberal Democrats	John Kenny	252	12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Charles Reeves Hall	245	11.8
	Green	Andrew Tobert	210	10.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Minikin	206	9.9
	Reform UK	David Angus Small	51	2.5
	SDP	Jake Painter	34	1.6
Turnout				30.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2002–2022 Islington council elections

Bunhill ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Islington in 2002.

2021 by-election

The by-election took place on 6 May 2021, following the resignation of Claudia Webbe.^[2] It was held on the same day as the 2021 London mayoral election and 2021 London Assembly election.

2021 Bunhill by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Valerie Bossman-Quarshie	1,960	48.4	−4.7
	Conservative	Zak Vora	744	18.4	+3.9
	Green	Catherine Webb	590	14.6	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Maxx Turing	572	14.1	+2.0
	Independent	Martyn Perks	181	4.5	+4.5
Majority			1,216	30.0
Turnout			4,047
	Labour hold		Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.^[2]

2018 Islington London Borough Council election: Bunhill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Troy Gallagher	1,832	56.9
	Labour	Phil Graham	1,725	53.5
	Labour	Claudia Webbe	1,704	52.9
	Conservative	Orson Francescone	501	15.5
	Conservative	Mick Collins	473	14.7
	Green	Sebastian Sandys	439	13.6
	Green	Catherine Webb	437	13.6
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Hall	417	12.9
	Green	Ben Hickey	413	12.8
	Liberal Democrats	Pat Treacy	364	11.3
	Conservative	Mark Lim	345	10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Hemsley	339	10.5
	UKIP	Pete Muswell	163	5.1
	Democrats and Veterans	Jake Painter	98	3.0
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[3]

2014 Islington London Borough Council election: Bunhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Troy Gallagher	1,762
	Labour	Claudia Webbe	1,663
	Labour	Robert Khan	1,541
	Conservative	Craig John Francis Barber	663
	Conservative	Flora Nancy Joyce Plumstead Coleman	618
	Conservative	Orson Francescone	570
	UKIP	Peter Spencer Muswell	525
	Green	Tom Bowker	455
	Green	Leigh Elston	429
	Green	Ben Hickey	425
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph Russell Trotter	352
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Charles Reeves Hall	321
	Liberal Democrats	Kelly Ann-Marie Wright	308
Turnout			3,535	33.8	−21.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.^[4]

2010 Islington London Borough Council election: Bunhill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Claudia Webbe	2,177
	Labour	Troy Gallagher	2,056
	Labour	Robert Khan	1,812
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Hall	1,745
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Muswell	1,702
	Liberal Democrats	Jyoti Vaja	1,623
	Conservative	Michael Moulder	1,119
	Conservative	Michael Bull	1,095
	Conservative	Sky Ciantar	950
	Green	Alison Hood	596
	Green	Rosalind Sharper	399
	Green	Adam Stacey	272
	BNP	Walter Barfoot	257
Turnout			15,803	55.6	+26.2
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.^[5]

2006 Islington London Borough Council election: Bunhill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Donna Boffa	777	30.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth Polling	719
	Liberal Democrats	Jyoti Vaja	708
	Labour	Simon Charles	644	25.3
	Labour	Troy Gallagher	643
	Ind. Working Class	Ben Mackmurdie	566	22.2
	Labour	Samuel McBratney	563
	Ind. Working Class	Gary O'Shea	544
	Ind. Working Class	Andy Taylor	504
	Conservative	Guy Black	316	12.4
	Conservative	Nicholas Sheffield	300
	Conservative	Eve Gannon	291
	Green	Damien O'Farrell	247	9.7
	Green	Lyn Bliss	202
	Green	Angela Thomson	164
Turnout			7,188	29.4	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.^[6]

2002 Islington London Borough Council election: Bunhill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph Trotter	942
	Liberal Democrats	Jyoti Vaja	909
	Liberal Democrats	Rosetta Wooding	908
	Labour	Jeremy Breaks	430
	Labour	Daniel Neidle	377
	Labour	William Croucher	355
	Independent	David Warby	185
	Green	Angela Thomson	154
	Conservative	John Brimacombe	118
	Conservative	Joseph Goldsmith	111
	Conservative	Nigel Watts	102
Turnout			4,591	20.7
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

1994–2002 Islington council elections

The boundaries of the ward were adjusted on 1 April 1994.^[7] In the Barbican area, the Golden Lane Estate (population 750) was transferred from the Bunhill ward in Islington to the Cripplegate ward in the City of London.

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.^[8]

1998 Islington London Borough Council election: Bunhill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph Trotter	1,317
	Liberal Democrats	Rosetta Wooding	1,236
	Liberal Democrats	Jyoti Vaja	1,176
	Labour	Ian Darby	555
	Labour	Theresa Debono	487
	Labour	Hassan Asmal	480
	Socialist Labour	Sharon Hayward	154
	Green	Denise Bennett	94
	Conservative	Peter Cuthbert	78
	Conservative	Doris Daly	76
	Conservative	Alam-Zeb Khan	71
Turnout			5,724
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

1994 election

1978–1994 Islington council elections

Bunhill ward boundaries from 1978 to 1994

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Islington in 1978.

1990 election

1986 election

1982 election

1978 election

1964–1978 Islington council elections

1974 election

1971 election

1968 election

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[9]

Bunhill (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Payne	979
	Labour	A. A. Goldshaw	947
	Conservative	L. M. Baycock	250
	Conservative	W. D. Barrett	246
	Communist	F. O'Shea	124
	Liberal	E. Hull	114
	Liberal	S. Raphael	103
	Independent Communist	I. Kenna	79
Turnout			1,479	23.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries