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Where your council tax goes in Islington

A Band D home pays £2,108.15 this year, up 4.8%. Council tax covers about 19% of what the council spends on day-to-day services; government grants pay 70%, including the money passed straight to schools, and business rates 12%.

Band D bill£2,108up 4.8% on last year
Council budget£681mday-to-day, including schools
Paid by council tax19%of the budget
Council controlLabour32 of 51 seats

Your bill

Pick your band. The council keeps 76% of it; the rest goes to the Mayor of London.

Band D, 2026/27
£2,108.15
£210.81 a month over 10 instalments, or £175.68 over 12
Islington Council£1,597.64Mayor of London (GLA)£510.51
Police£334.13
Fire brigade£76.85
Transport£77.09
City Hall and the London Assembly£22.44
At Band D the Mayor’s share went up £20.13 this year: £15.00 more for police and £5.13 more for the fire brigade.
sourcedBand D bill for 2026/27approxMayor's share by body (MD3472)

Your £1,597.64 to the council pays for

Care for older and disabled adults£576
Children's services£410
Running the council£158
Housing and homelessness£156
Schools and education£127
Debt costs and levies£61
Planning and the local economy£40
Community safety and regulation£36
Parks, libraries and leisure£25
Streets, waste and transport£9
Show your bill as a table
Band D, 2026/27: where your council tax goes
Your billShare
Care for older and disabled adults£575.6027.3%
Children's services£409.7019.4%
Running the council£158.087.5%
Housing and homelessness£156.347.4%
Schools and education£127.436.0%
Debt costs and levies£60.592.9%
Planning and the local economy£39.541.9%
Community safety and regulation£36.451.7%
Parks, libraries and leisure£24.531.2%
Streets, waste and transport£9.360.4%
Islington Council, all services£1,597.6475.8%
Mayor of London: police£334.1315.8%
Mayor of London: the fire brigade£76.853.6%
Mayor of London: transport£77.093.7%
Mayor of London: City Hall and the London Assembly£22.441.1%
Mayor of London (GLA), all£510.5124.2%
Your bill£2,108.15100%

Split in proportion to the £386m the council pays for itself, after schools and public health, which have their own ring-fenced grants. Council tax pays about 34p of every £1 of that; government grants and business rates pay the rest.

sourcedSplit by service, 2026/27 budget return

The council’s budget

What the council spends on day-to-day services after fees and charges, and where the money comes from, including grants that can only be spent on schools or public health. It must balance by law.

FundingReserves (one-off)Services
Council tax to Net budgetRevenue Support Grant to Net budgetBusiness rates kept locally to Net budgetSchools grants (ring-fenced) to Net budgetPublic health grant (ring-fenced) to Net budgetOther government grants to Net budgetCouncil tax surplus and other to Net budgetNet budget to Schools and educationNet budget to Care for older and disabled adultsNet budget to Children's servicesNet budget to Running the councilNet budget to Housing and homelessnessNet budget to Public healthNet budget to Debt costs and leviesNet budget to Planning and the local economyNet budget to Community safety and regulationNet budget to Parks, libraries and leisureNet budget to Streets, waste and transportSourced from a published documentCouncil tax£132.3m, 19%Sourced from a published documentRevenue Support Grant£114.3m, 17%Sourced from a published documentBusiness rates kept locally£83.5m, 12%Sourced from a published documentSchools grants (ring-fenced)£258.3m, 38%Sourced from a published documentPublic health grant (ring-fenced)£36.6mSourced from a published documentOther government grants£70.3m, 10%Sourced from a published documentCouncil tax surplus and other£0.5mSourced from a published documentSchools and education£289.1m, 42%Sourced from a published documentCare for older and disabled adults£139.0m, 20%Sourced from a published documentChildren's services£98.9m, 15%Sourced from a published documentRunning the council£38.2mSourced from a published documentHousing and homelessness£37.8mSourced from a published documentPublic health£36.6mSourced from a published documentDebt costs and levies£14.6mSourced from a published documentPlanning and the local economy£9.5mSourced from a published documentCommunity safety and regulation£8.8mSourced from a published documentParks, libraries and leisure£5.9mSourced from a published documentStreets, waste and transport£2.3m£681m

Not drawn in the flow, because they are below zero: Drawn from council reserves (−£15.1m). They are in the tables.

Show the budget as a table
Where the money comes from, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Council tax£132.3m19.4%
Revenue Support Grant£114.3m16.8%
Business rates kept locally£83.5m12.3%
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£258.3m37.9%
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£36.6m5.4%
Other government grants£70.3m10.3%
Council tax surplus and other£0.5m0.1%
Drawn from council reserves (one-off)−£15.1m−2.2%
Net budget£680.7m100%
What it pays for, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Schools and education£289.1m42.5%
Care for older and disabled adults£139.0m20.4%
Children's services£98.9m14.5%
Running the council£38.2m5.6%
Housing and homelessness£37.8m5.5%
Public health£36.6m5.4%
Debt costs and levies£14.6m2.1%
Planning and the local economy£9.5m1.4%
Community safety and regulation£8.8m1.3%
Parks, libraries and leisure£5.9m0.9%
Streets, waste and transport£2.3m0.3%
Net budget£680.7m100%

Where the money comes from

Council tax£132.3m
Revenue Support Grant£114.3m
Business rates kept locally£83.5m
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£258.3m
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£36.6m
Other government grants£70.3m
Council tax surplus and other£0.5m
Drawn from council reserves−£15.1m
Net budget£680.7m

What it pays for

Schools and education£289.1m
Care for older and disabled adults£139.0m
Children's services£98.9m
Running the council£38.2m
Housing and homelessness£37.8m
Public health£36.6m
Debt costs and levies£14.6m
Planning and the local economy£9.5m
Community safety and regulation£8.8m
Parks, libraries and leisure£5.9m
Streets, waste and transport£2.3m
sourcedAll lines

The council’s two returns to government do not agree on its council tax for 2026/27: £132,308,000 in its budget return and £132,331,227 in its council tax return, £23,227 apart. The budget here uses the budget return’s figure, so it adds up; your bill uses the council tax return’s. There is probably an explanation; we have not found it yet.

Council tax over the years

The council’s own share of a Band D bill went from £1,314.89 in 2022/23 to £1,597.64 in 2026/27, up 22%.

Band D council tax in Islington each year
YearThe council’s shareWhole bill, with the Mayor of London
2022/23£1,314.89£1,710.48
2023/24£1,380.52£1,814.66
2024/25£1,449.41£1,920.81
2025/26£1,521.72£2,012.10
2026/27£1,597.64£2,108.15

Councillors and how each ward voted

Labour 32 and Green 19 of the 51 councillors on the council’s list. Labour has more than half the seats, so runs the council. Only the councillors elected are named here; everyone else stood as their party’s candidate.

Arsenal

How Arsenal voted: turnout 46.1%
Votes for each candidate in Arsenal ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,622Fin Craig
Green Party1,600Patrick Brighty
Green Party1,599Nafisah Brown
Green Party1,574
Labour Party1,566
Labour Party1,466
Liberal Democrats241
Reform UK240
Reform UK232
Conservative and Unionist Party223
Liberal Democrats220
Reform UK209
Liberal Democrats201
Conservative and Unionist Party199
Conservative and Unionist Party190
Independent69

The declaration gave no turnout. 25 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Barnsbury

How Barnsbury voted: turnout 47.3%
Votes for each candidate in Barnsbury ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,615Rowena Champion
Labour Party1,394Jilani Chowdhury
Labour Party1,355Kane Emerson
Green Party1,168
Green Party1,041
Green Party982
Conservative and Unionist Party482
Reform UK480
Conservative and Unionist Party447
Liberal Democrats395
Liberal Democrats394
Conservative and Unionist Party342
Liberal Democrats284

The declaration gave no turnout. 11 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Bunhill

How Bunhill voted: turnout 37.7%
Votes for each candidate in Bunhill ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,091Valerie Bossman-Quarshie
Labour Party928Troy Gallagher
Labour Party909Kiran Prasad
Green Party739
Green Party660
Green Party496
Reform UK390
Reform UK372
Conservative and Unionist Party270
Islington Community Independents262
Liberal Democrats259
Conservative and Unionist Party212
Liberal Democrats210
Liberal Democrats196
Conservative and Unionist Party179
Social Democratic Party37

The declaration gave no turnout. 13 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Caledonian

How Caledonian voted: turnout 42.0%
Votes for each candidate in Caledonian ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,201Paul Convery
Labour Party1,179Una O'Halloran
Labour Party1,053Oliur Rahman
Green Party978
Green Party941
Green Party918
Reform UK361
Reform UK342
Reform UK322
Liberal Democrats188
Conservative and Unionist Party177
Conservative and Unionist Party165
Liberal Democrats148
Liberal Democrats142
Conservative and Unionist Party135

The declaration gave no turnout. 10 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Canonbury

How Canonbury voted: turnout 41.6%
Votes for each candidate in Canonbury ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,343Clare Jeapes
Labour Party1,210Nick Wayne
Green Party1,207Hayden Banks
Labour Party1,169
Green Party1,131
Green Party1,108
Reform UK457
Reform UK427
Reform UK421
Liberal Democrats321
Liberal Democrats302
Liberal Democrats287
Conservative and Unionist Party241
Conservative and Unionist Party194
Conservative and Unionist Party191
Independent97
Independent78

The declaration gave no turnout. 12 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Clerkenwell

  • Jara FalkenburgGreen
  • Giulio FerriniGreenVice Chair of the Environment, Climate and Transport Scrutiny Committee
  • Ruth HayesLabourExecutive Member for Health & Social Care; Deputy Leader of the Council
How Clerkenwell voted: turnout 43.9%
Votes for each candidate in Clerkenwell ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,146Jara Falkenburg
Labour Party1,141Ruth Hayes
Green Party1,073Giulio Ferrini
Labour Party1,047
Green Party969
Labour Party949
Liberal Democrats404
Liberal Democrats403
Reform UK379
Reform UK372
Liberal Democrats337
Conservative and Unionist Party239
Conservative and Unionist Party213
Conservative and Unionist Party141
National Housing Party United Kingdom68

The declaration gave no turnout. 6 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Finsbury Park

How Finsbury Park voted: turnout 42.3%
Votes for each candidate in Finsbury Park ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,288Caroline Allen
Green Party1,211Syreen Hassan
Labour Party1,194Michael O'Sullivan
Labour Party1,175
Green Party1,113
Labour Party1,104
Independent763
Independent636
Islington Community Independents569
Reform UK253
Reform UK248
Liberal Democrats217
Conservative and Unionist Party180
Conservative and Unionist Party177
Liberal Democrats177
Conservative and Unionist Party169
Liberal Democrats148

The declaration gave no turnout. 23 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Highbury

How Highbury voted: turnout 49.6%
Votes for each candidate in Highbury ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,090Benali Hamdache
Green Party2,016Talia Hussain
Green Party1,857Jon Nott
Labour Party1,481
Labour Party1,468
Labour Party1,422
Liberal Democrats417
Conservative and Unionist Party377
Liberal Democrats370
Reform UK354
Conservative and Unionist Party338
Liberal Democrats319
Independent309
Conservative and Unionist Party260

The declaration gave no turnout. 15 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Hillrise

How Hillrise voted: turnout 44.5%
Votes for each candidate in Hillrise ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,732Shreya Nanda
Labour Party1,594Michelline Safi-Ngongo
Labour Party1,526Marian Spall
Green Party1,362
Green Party1,316
Green Party1,230
Independent523
Liberal Democrats380
Liberal Democrats361
Liberal Democrats348
Independent328
Islington Community Independents320
Reform UK305
Reform UK271
Conservative and Unionist Party264
Conservative and Unionist Party213
Independent212
Conservative and Unionist Party190
Christian Peoples Alliance54

The declaration gave no turnout. 18 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Holloway

How Holloway voted: turnout 43.8%
Votes for each candidate in Holloway ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,505Jason Jackson
Labour Party1,495Claire Zammit
Labour Party1,330Joe Peck
Green Party1,040
Green Party1,007
Green Party978
Reform UK351
Liberal Democrats269
Conservative and Unionist Party236
Conservative and Unionist Party221
Conservative and Unionist Party175
Liberal Democrats170
Liberal Democrats163
Islington Community Independents150
Islington Community Independents149
Independent78

The declaration gave no turnout. 9 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Junction

How Junction voted: turnout 42.4%
Votes for each candidate in Junction ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,544Sheila Chapman
Labour Party1,348James Potts
Labour Party1,319Benjamin Gregg
Green Party1,197
Green Party1,182
Green Party988
Islington Community Independents354
Reform UK328
Reform UK302
Reform UK296
Islington Community Independents287
Islington Community Independents267
Conservative and Unionist Party206
Liberal Democrats206
Conservative and Unionist Party184
Liberal Democrats170
Liberal Democrats168
Conservative and Unionist Party141

The declaration gave no turnout. 16 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Laycock

How Laycock voted: turnout 40.5%
Votes for each candidate in Laycock ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,245Maia Hamilton
Labour Party1,210Heather Staff
Labour Party1,149Nurullah Turan
Green Party1,137
Green Party890
Green Party847
Islington Community Independents410
Reform UK387
Conservative and Unionist Party308
Conservative and Unionist Party267
Liberal Democrats262
Liberal Democrats246
Liberal Democrats242
Conservative and Unionist Party239
Independent92
Independent88

The declaration gave no turnout. 11 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Mildmay

How Mildmay voted: turnout 43.3%
Votes for each candidate in Mildmay ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,885Sophia Brown
Green Party1,637Jackson Caines
Green Party1,593Carlos Valero
Labour Party1,542
Labour Party1,407
Labour Party1,308
Reform UK268
Reform UK267
Liberal Democrats234
Conservative and Unionist Party231
Conservative and Unionist Party228
Conservative and Unionist Party227
Liberal Democrats218
Liberal Democrats185
Independent118

The declaration gave no turnout. 23 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

St Mary's and St James'

  • Joseph CroftLabourChair of Health & Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee
  • Hannah McHughLabourChair of Homes & Communities Scrutiny Committee
  • Saiqa PandorLabourExecutive Member for Communities & Partnerships
How St Mary's and St James' voted: turnout 46.0%
Votes for each candidate in St Mary's and St James' ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,298Hannah McHugh
Labour Party1,223Joseph Croft
Labour Party1,189Saiqa Pandor
Green Party989
Green Party878
Liberal Democrats842
Green Party815
Liberal Democrats774
Liberal Democrats734
Reform UK396
Conservative and Unionist Party276
Conservative and Unionist Party274
Conservative and Unionist Party167
Independent105

The declaration gave no turnout. 7 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

St Peter's and Canalside

How St Peter's and Canalside voted: turnout 39.6%
Votes for each candidate in St Peter's and Canalside ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,193Martin Klute
Labour Party1,166Toby North
Labour Party1,147Rosaline Ogunro
Green Party790
Green Party774
Green Party670
Reform UK440
Conservative and Unionist Party380
Conservative and Unionist Party368
Liberal Democrats306
Liberal Democrats274
Conservative and Unionist Party262
Liberal Democrats247

The declaration gave no turnout. 12 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Tollington

How Tollington voted: turnout 48.5%
Votes for each candidate in Tollington ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,262Elmedina Baptista-Mendes
Green Party2,138Jonathan Ward
Green Party2,133Alex Nettle
Labour Party1,663
Labour Party1,618
Labour Party1,610
Reform UK285
Reform UK271
Liberal Democrats229
Liberal Democrats208
Reform UK208
Conservative and Unionist Party179
Conservative and Unionist Party144
Liberal Democrats143
Conservative and Unionist Party137

The declaration gave no turnout. 22 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Tufnell Park

How Tufnell Park voted: turnout 49.9%
Votes for each candidate in Tufnell Park ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,106Sophia Andersson-Gylden
Green Party2,052Devon Osborne
Green Party2,014Sheridan Kates
Labour Party1,653
Labour Party1,466
Labour Party1,432
Reform UK300
Reform UK298
Liberal Democrats235
Liberal Democrats222
Conservative and Unionist Party199
Liberal Democrats181
Conservative and Unionist Party156
Conservative and Unionist Party151

The declaration gave no turnout. 12 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Still to come for Islington

For Hammersmith & Fulham, Borough Book also tracks every party’s manifesto pledges, every council payment over £500, Cabinet and Full Council decisions, how this year’s budget gap was closed and a tool to balance next year. Those need the council’s own papers, read by hand, and come here next. See Hammersmith & Fulham.

sourcedBill, budget and history: government returns, checked against their own totals (11 Jun 2026)
Where every figure on this page comes from