Election 2010 - Islington
ELECTION 2010 - Results from Islington - Labour celebrate success in North and South - Emily Thornberry defeats Lib Dem Bridget Fox in Islington South & Finsbury, while Jeremy Corbyn enjoys 3.3% swing from Liberal Democrats in Islington North.>more
Old Labour salutes its man of integrity - IT WAS a tale of two meetings. Islington South MP Emily Thornberry welcomed Olympics minister Tessa Jowell to a strictly New Labour official launch of her campaign at her Barnsbury HQ on Sunday. > more
Nick Clegg seal of approval as Bridget Fox eyes slim margin - OF ALL the constituencies in the country, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg chose ultra-marginal Islington South to launch his national party manifesto on Wednesday. > more
David Miliband tells Chinese voters: We support you - DAVID Miliband has urged members of Isling ton Chinese Association to vote Labour because the party is determined to stand up for people whatever their background. > more
Harriet who? Low-level view of market walkabout - IT was billed as a “walk through Whitecross market” by Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman, but the market was shut and the street mostly deserted. > more
Tories pledge to fight on in wake of leaflets smear - ISLINGTON Conservatives confirmed this week they are still contesting parliamentary seats in Islington North and South despite a leaflet campaign to the contrary. > more
Green campaign a family affair - HUSBAND-and-wife team James Humphreys and Emma Dixon have been splitting their time between looking after their three children and canvassing for the Green Party. > more
7 up – Veteran Narendra Makanji signs books - LABOUR activist and former Whittington Hospital chairman Narendra Makanji was laden down with books when he attended MP Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign launch on Monday. > more
Everything to play for as Islington Town Hall battle opens on all fronts - “THERE’S no such thing as a safe seat in Islington... except maybe Tollington.” Such was the belief of a Labour Party insider considering the prospect of next month’s local elections. > more
Operation Save Emily Thornberry (and our government) - GORDON Brown, David Miliband and Ed Balls twice – the revolving door of high-profile ministers heading to Emily Thornberry’s marginal Islington South seat is about to whirr even faster. > more
Promises, promises... from school meals to council tax and alcohol control zones - IT’S as if they didn’t know a council election was coming. Not one of Islington’s parties managed to produce a completed manifesto when asked by the Tribune this week, but all promised they were imminent. > more