Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inAthena StavrouFriday 09 October 2026 06:28 BSTLabour wins Holborn and St Pancras by-election, easing pressure on PM Andy BurnhamLabour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali has retained the Holborn and St Pancras seat with 45 per cent of the vote following the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer.Green Party leader Zack Polanski finished second with 33 per cent of the vote, securing a 13 per cent swing to his party.Mr Polanski vowed to remain as Green Party leader despite the by-election defeat and growing scrutiny over his leadership.He congratulated Labour’s newest MP on her victory in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, sharing on social media: “Congratulations to @Sagal_AW. I wish her the very best in representing this amazing place. I'm proud of the campaign we fought. To go from 10% to 33% of the vote share during the PM's 'bounce' is good - but our ambitions are far higher.”Former Green leader Caroline Lucas had suggested Mr Polanski could face a leadership threat after he missed a conference vote declaring Zionism as racism.In fullHolborn and St Pancras by-election result live: Polanski’s Greens beaten by Labour in Starmer’s old seatMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in