Labour retained Holborn and St Pancras at the parliamentary by-election held on 8 October 2026. This page contains the complete result, turnout figures and comparison with the 2024 General Election.
Labour retained Holborn and St Pancras at the parliamentary by-election held on Thursday 8 October 2026. Sagal Abdi-Wali was elected as the constituency’s new Member of Parliament after receiving 12,292 votes.
The by-election followed the resignation of former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who had represented the constituency since 2015. Labour has held Holborn and St Pancras since the constituency was created in 1983.
Vote share
Full by-election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sagal Abdi-Wali | Labour Party | 12,292 | 45.17% |
| Zack Polanski | Green Party | 8,928 | 32.81% |
| Ewan Cameron | Conservative Party | 1,922 | 7.06% |
| Peter Newman | Reform UK | 1,612 | 5.92% |
| Patrick Thomas Stillman | Liberal Democrats | 924 | 3.40% |
| Tyler Kurtis Johnson | Restore Britain | 692 | 2.54% |
| George Galloway | Workers Party | 314 | 1.15% |
| Briony Anne Lonbay Kapoor | Rejoin EU | 236 | 0.87% |
| Barmy Brunch | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 87 | 0.32% |
| Helen Spiby-Vann | Christian Peoples Alliance | 63 | 0.23% |
| Clare Fischer | Climate Party | 51 | 0.19% |
| Ben Walker | UKIP | 51 | 0.19% |
| Ketankumar Pipaliya | UK Voice Safer and Stronger UK | 23 | 0.08% |
| Jonathan Silberman | Communist League | 9 | 0.03% |
| Tom Darwood | No party description | 7 | 0.03% |
Percentages are calculated from 27,211 valid votes and are rounded to two decimal places.
Election figures
| Result | Labour hold |
|---|---|
| Majority | 3,364 |
| Valid votes | 27,211 |
| Rejected ballots | 108 |
| Turnout | 38.76% |
| Number of candidates | 15 |
Comparison with the 2024 General Election
| Party | 2024 share | 2026 share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 48.92% | 45.17% | −3.75 |
| Green | 10.44% | 32.81% | +22.37 |
| Conservative | 7.19% | 7.06% | −0.13 |
| Reform UK | 6.14% | 5.92% | −0.22 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5.79% | 3.40% | −2.39 |
The change column records the difference between each party’s vote share in 2024 and 2026. Andrew Feinstein, who stood without a party description in 2024, received 7,312 votes and 18.94 per cent of the vote. He did not contest the by-election.
Majority and turnout
| Election | Winning candidate | Labour majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 General Election | Keir Starmer | 11,572 | 54.46% |
| 2026 By-election | Sagal Abdi-Wali | 3,364 | 38.76% |