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, Culture & 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 & Transport	Labour	Barnsbury
	Councillor Sheila Chapman Executive Member for Equalities, Communities & Inclusion	Labour	Junction
	Councillor Jilani Chowdhury Chair of Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee	Labour	Barnsbury
	Councillor Ilkay Cinko-Oner Leader of the Islington Independents Group and Migrants Champion (Job Share with Cllr Staff)	Islington Independents	Laycock
	Councillor Tricia Clarke Chair of Environment, Climate Change & Transport 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 Labour Group Chief Whip	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	Islington Independents	Bunhill
	Councillor Benali Hamdache Leader of the Green Party Group	Green Party	Highbury
	Councillor Ruth Hayes	Labour	Clerkenwell
	Councillor Gary Heather Recycling Champion	Labour	Finsbury Park
	Councillor Sara Hyde Chair of Standards Committee	Labour	Caledonian
	Councillor Bashir Ibrahim	Labour	Arsenal
	Councillor Jason Jackson Chair of Homes and Communities Scrutiny Committee & Deputy Mayor	Labour	Holloway
	Councillor Clare Jeapes	Labour	Canonbury
	Councillor Ernestas Jegorovas-Armstrong Deputy Leader of the Green Party Group	Green Party	Highbury
	Councillor Jenny Kay Private Renters Champion	Labour	Mildmay
	Councillor Roulin Khondoker	Labour	Arsenal
	Councillor Anjna Khurana 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 Shreya Nanda	Labour	Hillrise
	Councillor Praful Nargund	Labour	Barnsbury
	Councillor Matt Nathan	Islington Independents	Clerkenwell
	Councillor Toby North	Labour	St Peter's and Canalside
	Councillor Una O'Halloran Executive Member for Homes & Neighbourhoods	Labour	Caledonian
	Councillor Michael O'Sullivan	Labour	Finsbury Park
	Councillor Rosaline Ogunro	Labour	St Peter's and Canalside
	Councillor Gulcin Ozdemir Chair of the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee	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 & Families	Labour	Hillrise
	Councillor Asima Shaikh Deputy Leader of the Islington Independents Group	Islington Independents	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	Labour	Laycock
	Councillor Diarmaid Ward Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Finance & Performance	Labour	Holloway
	Councillor Nick Wayne Chair of Corporate Resources and Economy Scrutiny Committee	Labour	Canonbury
	Councillor Angelo Weekes Chair of Licensing Committee	Labour	Mildmay
	Councillor Flora Williamson Executive Member for Health & Social Care	Labour	Tollington
	Councillor John Woolf Executive Member for Community Safety	Labour	Canonbury
	Councillor Claire Zammit Arts Champion	Labour	Holloway