“I want to dedicate this to my three wonderful boys. They are the future and I hope you are proud of dad.
In St Peter’s, Labour’s Toby North gained the winning vote with 1,885 people selecting him, on a 44.8 per cent turnout with 4,446 people turning out.
Second was Lib Dems’ Victoria Mei Elizabeth Collins (876), followed by the Conservatives’ Muhammad Kalaam (749), followed by the Greens’ Veronica Pasteur (567), and independent candidate Jody Graber coming last with 318 votes.
Mr North said: “Thank you to all the fellow candidates who have run a very good-natured campaign, and to the voters of St Peter’s who have delivered a fantastic vote of confidence in Islington Labour. I look forward to working very hard as your councillor, working with residents across the board in the coming months.”
The Pigeon Tree in Springfield Park.
- Credit: Archant
Letters, contributions and comments sent in from Gazette readers this week.
Festive safety will prevent jobs and health hangover
Claire Poyner, Islington Green Party, full address supplied, writes:
London has been fortunate to be placed in Tier Two out of lockdown. But it was a close call and we could easily get pushed up to Tier Three after December 16 if we’re not careful.
To stay in Tier Two, protect our health and minimise the effect on jobs and the economy in 2021, it is important that we all keep to the current rules and act sensibly until a vaccine is rolled out.