Clerkenwell (ward)

Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Electoral ward; for the Islington London Borough Council
	Clerkenwell ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Islington
County	Greater London
Population	10,956 (2021)
Electorate	7,597 (2022)
Major settlements	Clerkenwell
Area	0.9316 square kilometres (0.3597 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Councillors	Ruth Hayes; Ben Mackmurdie; Matt Nathan;
GSS code	E05013702 (2022–present)

Clerkenwell 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.

Islington council elections since 2022

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

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

2022 Islington London Borough Council election: Clerkenwell (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ruth Hayes	1,352	54.1
	Labour	Ben Mackmurdie	1,209	48.4
	Labour	Matt Nathan	1,199	48.0
	Green	Bronwen James	473	18.9
	Liberal Democrats	George Edwin Allan	458	18.3
	Green	Janet Dowling Gormley	453	18.1
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Judith Redesdale	416	16.7
	Conservative	Alexander Jesse Baker	406	16.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jason Phillip Vickers	405	16.2
	Conservative	Lewis Anthony Cox	404	16.2
	Conservative	Mags Joseph	379	15.2
	Green	Cecilie Hestbaek	340	13.6
Turnout				33.7
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

Clerkenwell ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

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

Clerkenwell ward boundaries from 1978 to 1994

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Islington in 1978. There was a minor adjustment to the Clerkenwell ward boundary in 1994.^[2]

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[3]

^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "The City and London Borough Boundaries Order 1993". legislation.gov.uk. 28 May 1993. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

v t e Electoral wards in the London Borough of Islington
1965	Barnsbury Bunhill Canonbury Clerkenwell Highbury Highview Hillmarton Hillrise Holloway Junction Mildmay Parkway Pentonville Quadrant St George's St Mary St Peter Station Thornhill
1978	Barnsbury Bunhill Canonbury East Canonbury West Clerkenwell Gillespie Highbury Highview Hillmarton Hillrise Holloway Junction Mildmay Quadrant St George's St Mary St Peter Sussex Thornhill Tollington
2002	Barnsbury Bunhill Caledonian Canonbury Clerkenwell Finsbury Park Highbury East Highbury West Hillrise Holloway Junction Mildmay St George's St Mary's St Peter's Tollington
2022	Arsenal Barnsbury Bunhill Caledonian Canonbury Clerkenwell Finsbury Park Highbury Hillrise Holloway Junction Laycock Mildmay St Mary's and St James' St Peter's and Canalside Tollington Tufnell Park

Clerkenwell
Electoral ward for the Islington London Borough Council
Clerkenwell ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Islington
County	Greater London
Population	10,956 (2021)^[a]
Electorate	7,597 (2022)
Major settlements	Clerkenwell
Area	0.9316 square kilometres (0.3597 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Councillors	Ruth Hayes Ben Mackmurdie Matt Nathan
GSS code	E05013702 (2022–present)