Islington North in the 2024 general election
An election is due to take place in the north London constituency of Islington North on 4 July 2024,[1] as part of the 2024 United Kingdom general election. Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of the Labour Party, has held the seat of Islington North since 1983. Corbyn was not allowed to stand for re-election as a Labour candidate by new Labour leader Keir Starmer, due to antisemitism in the party under Corbyn's leadership. After announcing he would stand as an independent candidate at the election, Corbyn was fully expelled from the Labour Party.[2][3]
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Local newspaper, the Islington Tribune, described the Islington North election as something we "have not seen before in our lives".[4]
Background
editMedia speculation that Corbyn would contest the 2024 general election as an Independent was reported in October 2023.[5][6] Despite "unanimous support" from his Constituency Labour Party (CLP),[7] Corbyn was not permitted to stand as a Labour parliamentary candidate. After announcing on 24 May 2024 that he would stand as an independent parliamentary candidate for Islington North, he was fully expelled from the Labour Party.[8][3]
Local councillor and entrepreneur Praful Nargund was selected as the Labour candidate. He refuted that his selection had been undemocratic, saying "things needed to get off the ground quickly".[9]
Endorsements
editCorbyn has been endorsed by Mick Lynch of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers.[10][11] Left wing parties such as the Socialist Workers Party[12] and Transform Party[13] have also endorsed him, as have The Muslim Vote[14] and locally Mohammed Kozbar, general secretary of Finsbury Park Mosque.[15]
Campaign
editThe Green Party in the constituency decided to make the election "as boring as possible".[16]
The Conservative and Labour candidate refused to take part in a hustings on healthcare, forcing its cancellation.[17]
On 19 June, Alison McGarry, the chairperson of the Islington North CLP, resigned after it was discovered she was campaigning for Corbyn.[18]
Because of the unusual nature of the Islington North election, in mid-June data journalist Ell Folan attempted to raise £7000 via crowdfunding to pay for a local poll of voting intentions.[4] The campaign was successful, and the poll was released on 25 June, putting Labour on a 14-point lead over Corbyn.[19]
Opinion polling
edit| Dates conducted |
Pollster | Client | Sample size |
Lab | Lib Dems | Con | Green | Reform | Ind (Corbyn) | Others | Lead |
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| 20–25 Jun 2024 | Survation | Stats for Lefties | 514 | 43% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 29% | 2% | 14 |
| 12 Dec 2019 | 2019 general election | – | 64.3% | 15.6% | 10.2% | 8.0% | 1.4% | –[a] | 0.4% | 48.7 | |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Vikas Aggarwal | ||||
| Independent | Jeremy Corbyn | ||||
| Conservative | Karen Harries | ||||
| Independent | Paul Josling | ||||
| Green | Sheridan Kates | ||||
| Labour | Praful Nargund | ||||
| Reform UK | Martyn Nelson | ||||
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Notes
edit- ^ Corbyn stood for the Labour Party in the 2019 election.
References
edit- ^ "General elections". parliament.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
The maximum term of a Parliament is five years from the day on which it first met. The current Parliament first met on Tuesday 17 December 2019 and will automatically dissolve on Tuesday 17 December 2024, unless it has been dissolved sooner by the King.
- ^ Adu, Aletha (2024-05-24). "Jeremy Corbyn to stand as independent at general election". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ a b Rkaina, Sam (24 May 2024). "Jeremy Corbyn expelled from Labour Party after confirming he will stand as independent in general election". The Independent. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b Loubser, Isabel (2024-06-14). "Polling appeal in election like we 'have not seen before in our lives'". Islington Tribune. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ Adams, Tim (7 October 2023). "Will Jeremy Corbyn take on Labour for his Islington seat - and will he win?". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Maguire, Patrick (25 February 2024). "Jeremy Corbyn to run against Labour as an independent, say allies". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Allegretti, Aubrey (18 May 2023). "Jeremy Corbyn tells local Labour party he wants to carry on as their MP". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Watson, Iain; Geiger, Chas (24 May 2024). "Jeremy Corbyn confirms he will stand against Labour in Islington". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ Marsh, Alex (2024-06-18). "Islington North Labour candidate Praful Nargund interview". Islington Gazette. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "RMT leader Mick Lynch gives Jeremy Corbyn general election backing". BBC News. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Murray, Andrew (24 May 2024). "Jeremy Corbyn announces candidacy for Islington North". Morning Star. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ TTE (2024-05-24). "Jeremy Corbyn will stand against Labour in Islington North". Socialist Worker. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "OUR CANDIDATES".
- ^ Li, John (2024-03-20). "Who Should I Vote For? | The Muslim Vote". Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ Frazer, Jenni (29 May 2024). "Corbyn election leaflet features endorsement from Muslim leader who praised Hamas founder". Jewish News. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Loubser, Isabel (24 May 2024). "Greens aim to keep Islington North contest "as boring as possible", memo reveals". Islington Tribune. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Labour's imposed candidate in Islington North ducks health debate with Jeremy Corbyn". Morning Star. 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ Gibbons, Amy; Sigsworth, Tim (2024-06-20). "Labour's Islington North chairman who 'hid in bush when spotted campaigning for Corbyn' quits". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ Hymer, Clare; Folan, Ell (2024-06-25). "Shock Poll Shows It's Down to the Wire for Corbyn in Islington North". Novara Media. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Islington North Constituency". Haringey Council. 7 June 2024.