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UK Parliament constituency (since 1983)
Holborn and St Pancras is a parliamentary constituency in Greater London that was created in 1983. It is represented by Sagal Abdi-Wali, who was elected on 8 October 2026. From 2015 to 2026 it was represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Sir Keir Starmer, who served as Prime Minister from 2024 to 2026 and Leader of the Labour Party from 2020 to 2026. He announced his resignation from parliament on 1 September 2026, triggering the 2026 Holborn and St Pancras by-election.
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Labour has won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, with Sagal Abdi-Wali elected to represent the constituency following Keir Starmer’s resignation as MP. Green Party leader Zack Polanski, who ran as the party’s candidate in a high-profile contest, came second with 33 per cent of the vote against Labour’s 45 per…
Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali beats Green Party leader Zack Polanski to hold the north London seat.