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Counting under way in Holborn and St Pancras byelection – UK politics live

The Guardian UK Friday 09 October 2026, 01:18 UTC By Adam Fulton 1 min read
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Results are expected from 2.30am BST in the north London poll to choose a replacement for former PM Keir StarmerA quick reminder of the byelection candidates in Holborn and St Pancras:Labour – Sagal Abdi-WaliGreen party – Zack PolanskiConservative party – Ewan CameronReform UK – Peter NewmanLiberal Democrats – Patrick Thomas StillmanRestore Britain – Tyler Kurtis JohnsonWorkers party – George GallowayRejoin EU – Briony Anne Lonbay KapoorClimate party – Clare FischerUK Voice – Ketankumar...

Results are expected from 2.30am BST in the north London poll to choose a replacement for former PM Keir Starmer

A quick reminder of the byelection candidates in Holborn and St Pancras:

Labour – Sagal Abdi-Wali

Green party – Zack Polanski

Conservative party – Ewan Cameron

Reform UK – Peter Newman

Liberal Democrats – Patrick Thomas Stillman

Restore Britain – Tyler Kurtis Johnson

Workers party – George Galloway

Rejoin EU – Briony Anne Lonbay Kapoor

Climate party – Clare Fischer

UK Voice – Ketankumar Pipaliya

Ukip – Ben Walker

Monster Raving Loony party – Barmy Brunch

Communist League – Jonathan Silberman

Christian Peoples Alliance – Helen Spiby-Vann

Independent – Tom Darwood

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Holborn (LOCATION) St Pancras (LOCATION) UK (LOCATION) BST (ORG) London (LOCATION) Keir StarmerA (PERSON) St Pancras:Labour (ORG) Sagal Abdi-WaliGreen (PERSON) Zack PolanskiConservative (PERSON) Ewan CameronReform UK (PERSON) Peter NewmanLiberal (PERSON) Democrats (ORG) Patrick Thomas StillmanRestore (PERSON) Britain (LOCATION) Tyler Kurtis JohnsonWorkers (PERSON)
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