Labour Holds Holborn and St Pancras Byelection

Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election by 3,300 votes, defeating Green party leader Zack Polanski and retaining the central London seat. The contest, called after former prime minister Keir Starmer resigned the seat, was portrayed as an early test for his successor, Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

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Labour Holds Off Green Party in Election for Starmer’s Former London Seat

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Guardian Published 9 October 2026

Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras byelection as Polanski falls short – UK politics live

Sagal Abdi-Wali defeats Green party leader Zack Polanski to retain the Holborn and St Pancras seat for Labour Activists in Camden have suggested the Greens’ decision to back the anti-Zionism motion has cost them votes in the byelection. Councillors for both Labour the Liberal Democrats told the Press Association that voters had informed them they would not be backing the Green party after it passed the motion last w…

Al Jazeera Published 9 October 2026

Labour fends off the Green party in closely watched UK by-election

NYT Published 9 October 2026

Labour Holds Off Green Party in Election for Starmer’s Former London Seat

Guardian Published 9 October 2026

Labour fends off Green party to win Holborn and St Pancras byelection

Victory by Sagal Abdi-Wali in north London seat will be a relief for Andy Burnham in high-stakes battle for the left of British politics Labour has won the Holborn and St Pancras byelection in a high-stakes battle for the left of British politics. The byelection, called after the former prime minister Keir Starmer resigned the seat in September, was considered a two-horse race between the Labour candidate, Sagal Abd…

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