Holborn and St Pancras Constituency 2026

Electorate: 71,300

Why is there a by-election on 8 October 2026?

Holborn and St Pancras was the constituency of former Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Following Keir Starmer's resignation as an MP, a by-election will be held on Thursday 8 October.

The main candidates are:

  1. Green: Zack Polanski
  2. Liberal Democrats: Patrick Stillman
  3. Labour: Sagal Abdi-Wali
  4. Conservative: Ewan Cameron
  5. Reform: Peter Newman

This is likely to be a hotly contested race between Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali - currently the leader of Camden Council - and Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green Party.

Voting in this election? We recommend voting Green as this is the strongest vote for climate.

The next section is a projection using national opinion polling and the results at the previous General Election, and does not take account of the local context in the upcoming by-election.

What Might Happen at the Next General Election?

Based on the latest opinion polls, VoteClimate estimates that if a general election happened today, the result in Holborn and St Pancras would be as follows.

This constituency projection is based on the following national vote shares (GB): Labour: 25.4% | Reform: 23.3% | Conservative: 19.9% | Green: 11.7% | Liberal Democrat: 10.4%

[Last updated: September 2026]

For our full forecast of the next general election, please see our Electoral Analysis.

What Happened at the July 2024 General Election?