https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/labour-sees-off-green-challenge-to-win-holborn-by-electionContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/labour-sees-off-green-challenge-to-win-holborn-by-electionhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/labour-sees-off-green-challenge-to-win-holborn-by-election#u133037Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:36:39 +0000Sagal Abdi-Wali won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election for the Labour Party, defeating Green Party leader Zack Polanski. Abdi-Wali secured 45 percent of the vote with 12,292 votes, while Polanski received 33 percent with 8,928 votes. Although Labour retained the seat, its majority dropped from 11,572 to 3,364. Voter turnout was 38.6 percent, a decrease from the 54 percent recorded during the 2024 general election. Abdi-Wali, the Camden council leader and former child refugee from Somalia, was sworn in as MP on Monday.Why it mattersThe by-election occurred after former Prime Minister Keir S