Government and Infrastructure
See also: Islington local electionsThe Civil Aviation Authority has its head office in the CAA House in Islington, London Borough of Islington.
Islington Council is the borough's local authority. The mayor is cllr Jilani Chowdhury, the first Bangladeshi mayor of Islington. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital. Islington is divided into 16 wards, each electing three councillors. Following the May 2010 election, Islington Council comprises 35 Labour Party councillors and 13 Liberal Democrat councillors. The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 and replaced two local authorities: Finsbury Metropolitan Borough Council and Islington Metropolitan Borough Council.
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