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