Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Politics › Labour fends off Green party to win Holborn and St...
Politics

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

The Guardian UK Friday 09 October 2026, 02:03 UTC By Sammy Gecsoyler 1 min read
Key Points

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 politicsLabour 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 Abdi-Wali, and the Green party leader, Zack Polanski. Abdi-Wali recieved 12,292...

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 Abdi-Wali, and the Green party leader, Zack Polanski. Abdi-Wali recieved 12,292 votes to Polanski’s 8,928.

Continue reading...
Green party (ORG) Holborn (LOCATION) St Pancras (LOCATION) Sagal Abdi-Wali (PERSON) London (LOCATION) Andy Burnham (PERSON) British (ORG) Keir Starmer (PERSON) Labour (ORG) Green (ORG) Zack Polanski (PERSON) Abdi-Wali (PERSON) Polanski (PERSON)
Originally published by The Guardian UK Read original →

Related Stories

McLaren driver clocked allegedly doing 259km/h on WA highway

A speed camera detected a McLaren MA3 coupe travelling at 259km/h on Forrest Highway in Binningup. Police have charged the 21-year-old driver after executing a search warrant at a home in Shenton Park in Perth's western suburbs. A total of 553 people were charged with reckless driving offences and 3,075 vehicles were impounded between July and September following a crackdown on speeding in WA.

ABC Australia 17m ago

Berechenbare Risiken – unberechenbare Politik? Warum Deutschland jetzt aus Worten Gesetze machen muss

Politico EU 18m ago

Rider safety behind attempt to halt MotoGP, game developer tells court

Motorbike rider safety behind legal attempt to block Adelaide MotoGP In short: Joshua Hogan is seeking a permanent injunction against the proposed Adelaide MotoGP street circuit works, including any tree removal. The Queensland game developer told the Federal Court he loved motorsport, but it was his view rider safety concerns should be considered.

ABC Australia 18m ago

Federal government backtracks on disaster funding split

Federal government backtracks on disaster recovery funding changes following criticism from councils The federal government has abandoned its proposed changes to disaster recovery funding, following pushback from states and councils. In June, the government announced plans to split disaster recovery funding 50-50 with states and territories, having previously contributed up to 75 per cent in some areas. Queensland would have felt the biggest impact — it received $1.3 billion under the...

ABC Australia 19m ago