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Former Islington councillor Paul Smith
- Credit: Islington Council
A by-election will be held for Holloway ward following the resignation of Cllr Paul Smith.
It is scheduled to take place on the same day as the London Mayor and Greater London Assembly elections on May 6.
However, yesterday, Conservative MP Steve Brine said the May elections will almost certainly be postponed due to coronavirus.
Cllr Smith was first elected in 2006, and served as deputy leader of the Labour group and the council s environment and transport chief from 2010, when Labour took control of the council, to 2013.
His achievements include driving forward the pioneering Bunhill Heat and Power Network, which Islington Council says is the first scheme in the world to take waste heat from an underground train network to provide cheaper, greener energy for local homes, schools and leisure centres.