London Borough of Islington

London Borough of Islington
London borough
Islington Town Hall
Coat of arms Council logo
Islington shown within Greater London
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	London
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Created	1 April 1965
Admin HQ	Islington Town Hall, Upper Street, Islington
Government
• Type	London borough council
• Body	Islington London Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Labour)
• Mayor	Cllr Gary Heather[1]
• London Assembly	Sem Moema (Labour) AM for North East
• MPs	Jeremy Corbyn (Independent) Emily Thornberry (Labour)
• Council Leader	Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz (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	EC, N, NW, WC
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.^[2]

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.