Councillors

The borough of Islington is divided into 17 areas called ‘wards’. Every 4 years, local people elect 51 councillors to represent them in their wards.

What do Councillors do?

Your councillor, as the person you elected to represent you, can:

• help you if you are dissatisfied with a council service by advising or directing you to someone who can help resolve your problem and can sometimes progress the case on your behalf;
• run advice surgeries where you can meet with your ward councillor and discuss issues with local services;
• as a community leader, put forward proposals to improve the ward they represent which may include bringing together different community groups to develop a case for change; and
• help make decisions about council services.

On this page you can find out which councillors represent your local ward. If you do not know which ward you live in, you can use the Your Local Area function on the council's website.

See information on Members' Allowances and the current allowances scheme.

See information on Ward Partnership meetings.

Find out how to complain about a councillor.

Councillor

Photograph	Councillor	Political party	Ward
	Councillor Santiago Bell-Bradford Executive Member for Inclusive Economy and Jobs	Labour	Mildmay
	Councillor Valerie Bossman-Quarshie Reading Champion	Labour	Bunhill
	Councillor Janet Burgess MBE Carers Champion	Labour	Junction
	Councillor Rowena Champion Executive Member for Environment, Air Quality and Transport	Labour	Barnsbury
	Councillor Sheila Chapman Chair of Children's Services Scrutiny Committee	Labour	Junction
	Councillor Jilani Chowdhury Chair of Health and Care Scrutiny Committee	Labour	Barnsbury
	Councillor Ilkay Cinko-Oner Migrants Champion (Job Share with Cllr Heather Staff)	Labour	Laycock
	Councillor Tricia Clarke Chair of Environment & Regeneration Scrutiny Committee	Labour	Tufnell Park
	Councillor Kaya Comer-Schwartz Leader of the Council	Labour	Junction
	Councillor Paul Convery Chair of Pensions Committee	Labour	Caledonian
	Councillor Fin Craig Young People's Champion (Job Share with Cllr Rosaline Ogunro)	Labour	Arsenal
	Councillor Joseph Croft Mental Health Champion	Labour	St Mary's and St James'
	Councillor Troy Gallagher	Labour	Bunhill
	Councillor Mick Gilgunn	Labour	Tollington
	Councillor Satnam Gill OBE	Labour	Tufnell Park
	Councillor Phil Graham	Labour	Bunhill
	Councillor Benali Hamdache Leader of the Opposition	Green Party	Highbury
	Councillor Ruth Hayes	Labour	Clerkenwell
	Councillor Gary Heather Mayor	Labour	Finsbury Park
	Councillor Sara Hyde Labour Group Chief Whip	Labour	Caledonian
	Councillor Bashir Ibrahim	Labour	Arsenal
	Councillor Jason Jackson Chair of Housing Scrutiny Committee	Labour	Holloway
	Councillor Clare Jeapes Recycling Champion	Labour	Canonbury
	Councillor Ernestas Jegorovas-Armstrong Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Green Party	Highbury
	Councillor Jenny Kay Private Renters Champion	Labour	Mildmay
	Councillor Roulin Khondoker Executive Member for Equalities, Culture and Inclusion	Labour	Arsenal
	Councillor Anjna Khurana Deputy Mayor	Labour	Tollington
	Councillor Martin Klute Chair of Planning Committee	Labour	St Peter's and Canalside
	Councillor Ben Mackmurdie	Labour	Clerkenwell
	Councillor Hannah McHugh Equalities Champion	Labour	St Mary's and St James'
	Councillor Praful Nargund	Labour	Barnsbury
	Councillor Matt Nathan Small Business, Co-ops and Social Enterprise Champion	Independent	Clerkenwell
	Councillor Toby North	Labour	St Peter's and Canalside
	Councillor Una O'Halloran Executive Member for Homes and Communities	Labour	Caledonian
	Councillor Michael O'Sullivan	Labour	Finsbury Park
	Councillor Rosaline Ogunro Young People's Champion (Job Share with Cllr Fin Craig)	Labour	St Peter's and Canalside
	Councillor Gulcin Ozdemir	Labour	Tufnell Park
	Councillor Saiqa Pandor Women and Girls Champion	Labour	St Mary's and St James'
	Councillor Caroline Russell Green Group Business Manager	Green Party	Highbury
	Councillor Michelline Safi-Ngongo Executive Member for Children, Young People and Families	Labour	Hillrise
	Councillor Asima Shaikh	Independent	Finsbury Park
	Councillor Marian Spall Armed Forces Champion	Labour	Hillrise
	Councillor Heather Staff Migrants Champion (Job Share with Cllr Ilkay Cinko-Oner)	Labour	Laycock
	Councillor Nurullah Turan Executive Member for Health and Social Care	Labour	Laycock
	Vacancy		Hillrise
	Councillor Diarmaid Ward Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Finance, Planning and Performance	Labour	Holloway
	Councillor Nick Wayne Chair of Audit and Risk Committee	Labour	Canonbury
	Councillor Angelo Weekes Chair of Licensing Committee	Labour	Mildmay
	Councillor Flora Williamson Chair of the Policy and Performance Scrutiny Committee	Labour	Tollington
	Councillor John Woolf Executive Member for Community Safety	Labour	Canonbury
	Councillor Claire Zammit Arts Champion	Labour	Holloway