Islington South and Finsbury

Current MP

Emily Thornberry

Labour

Efficiency 0.4/1021 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Islington South and Finsbury

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards3,932 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call a General Election2,812 local · 3,084,713 total
• Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders1,178 local · 188,125 total
• Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza1,137 local · 198,966 total
• Call an immediate general election937 local · 1,059,229 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act907 local · 550,136 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants631 local · 720,772 total
• Urge Israeli Government to stop law allowing execution of Palestinian prisoners445 local · 114,445 total
• Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender.434 local · 128,749 total
• Ban social media for under-16s to protect children398 local · 83,242 total
• Tighten the rules on political donations397 local · 144,783 total
• Call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy353 local · 119,448 total
• Appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies346 local · 167,092 total
• Immediately stop all arms exports to Israel & seek ceasefire in Gaza342 local · 67,305 total
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership341 local · 244,793 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers332 local · 427,447 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there312 local · 257,442 total
• Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible287 local · 136,650 total
• Increase funding for people with Parkinson’s and implement the "Parky Charter"281 local · 113,439 total
• Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services280 local · 83,222 total

About Islington South and Finsbury

Islington South and Finsbury is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 74,122 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.