Labour has held Holborn and St Pancras, with Sagal Abdi-Wali defeating Green Party leader Zack Polanski by 3,364 votes. Abdi-Wali received 12,292 votes, or 45.2% of the valid votes cast, ahead of Polanski on 8,928 and 32.8%.
The result was declared on 9 October following voting on Thursday 8 October. The contest followed Keir Starmer’s resignation in September, and returns a Labour MP to the seat he represented.
The Conservatives finished third with 1,922 votes, followed by Reform UK on 1,612. Camden Council reported turnout of 38.76%.
Holborn and St Pancras: full result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sagal Abdi-Wali | Labour | 12,292 | 45.2% |
| Zack Polanski | Green | 8,928 | 32.8% |
| Ewan Cameron | Conservative | 1,922 | 7.1% |
| Peter Newman | Reform UK | 1,612 | 5.9% |
| Patrick Stillman | Liberal Democrats | 924 | 3.4% |
| Tyler Kurtis Johnson | Restore Britain | 692 | 2.5% |
| George Galloway | Workers Party | 314 | 1.2% |
| Briony Anne Lonbay Kapoor | Rejoin EU | 236 | 0.9% |
| Barmy Brunch | Monster Raving Loony Party | 87 | 0.3% |
| Helen Spiby-Vann | Christian Peoples Alliance | 63 | 0.2% |
| Clare Fischer | Climate Party | 51 | 0.2% |
| Ben Walker | UKIP | 51 | 0.2% |
| Ketankumar Pipaliya | UK Voice | 23 | 0.1% |
| Jonathan Silberman | Communist League | 9 | 0.0% |
| Tom Darwood | Independent | 7 | 0.0% |
Vote shares are calculated from 27,211 valid votes and rounded to one decimal place. Totals may differ slightly from 100% through rounding.
How the result compares with 2024
At the 2024 general election, Starmer won 18,884 votes, with a majority of 11,572 over independent candidate Andrew Feinstein. Labour’s vote total fell by 6,592 in this by-election, although considerably fewer people took part: Camden recorded turnout of 54.46% in 2024.
The Greens increased their vote from 4,030 to 8,928 and moved from third to second place. That comparison needs to account for the changed field of candidates. Feinstein, who received 7,312 votes in 2024, did not stand this time; his absence prevents a simple reading of the Green increase as entirely new support.
Labour retained a clear lead over its nearest challenger, but with a substantially smaller majority. The result records how this constituency voted in a contest featuring the Green leader; it cannot establish how the same parties would perform across the country.
See the Holborn and St Pancras constituency profile for the current MP, election figures and local population data. Our guide to comparing election results explains how turnout and changes in the candidate field affect comparisons.
Sources: Camden Council’s by-election declaration, its 2024 general election results and Parliament’s confirmation of the new MP. Candidate vote totals follow the returning officer’s declaration.