Islington politicians have written to Haringey Borough Council to complain about music fans fighting and urinating in the street after concerts in Finsbury Park.

Islington borough councillors Phil Kelly, Mick O’Sullivan, Barbara Sidnell, Theresa Debono, Andy Hull and Richard Greening have sent a letter to the leader of Haringey Council Cllr Claire Kober.

The Finsbury Park and Highbury West ward councillors called on her to take steps to prevent future disruption to our communities from commercial concerts.

The letter said that people who attended the Stone Roses concert earlier this year caused “chaos” in the area around the park.

It said: “Fans, unhindered by stewards from the concert organisers or anyone else, were responsible for fights, public urination in the park and streets in our wards and foul language into the early hours.

“Their sheer numbers hindered our people from using public transport as they usually do and there was chaos around Finsbury Park station.”

The six councillors say they strongly oppose holding concerts in the park with audiences larger than 50,000 people.

Proper crowd control measures have been called for and the Islington politicians said football matches were a good example of how to prevent disruption.

They said: “When Arsenal play at home or hold events at the Emirates, a proper, well-rehearsed dispersal plan limits disruption even though it cannot prevent it.

“The summer brings some respite to residents but this is jeopardised by concerts.

“This is why Islington has limited Arsenal to three concerts per year at the Emirates, though they wanted to hold six. Haringey should take the same approach to concerts in Finsbury Park.”

The letter urged the authority to require concert organisers to fund and to put into place arrangements to manage crowds once they leave the event, including detailed queuing plans for Finsbury Park station.

They also want organisers to prevent fans from accessing residential areas in Islington and bear the costs of clearing up rubbish and litter left behind in the streets.

Liberal Democrat councillors in Haringey have also raised concerns about concerts in the park.

They have lodged an objection to a licensing application by the festival promoter, Live Nation, to hold the Wireless Festival in Finsbury Park next summer.

If approved the license would allow a concert that is twice as big as that of the Stone Roses.

Opposition councillors also claim the license is an indefinite one and will allow the Wireless Festival and other festivals to be held in the park for years to come.

Cllr Katherine Reece, the deputy leader of the Haringey Lib Dems, said: “The Labour-run council did not do enough to make sure extra facilities were in place for the Stone Roses concert.

“Residents are rightly worried about how they will cope with an even bigger concert with far more people.

“There is a real concern about what this will do to the park and how they will stop anti-social behaviour.”

A council spokesman said the authority is already looking to reduce disruption in the area.

She said: “Finsbury Park is a popular sporting and cultural destination in London, the rich programme of events brings new visitors to the area which in turn supports local businesses.

“It’s vital that we increase income from parks in order to maintain their high standards over coming years when our budget is set to be substantially reduced because of cuts in government funding.

“Improvements to local transport mean crowd dispersal is quicker than ever and new plans - which will be discussed at a cabinet meeting in December - will further help manage crowd control when events in the park take place.”