Labour hails byelection win as return of leftwing voters after Starmer era
Labour's deputy leader says the party is winning back leftwing voters disillusioned under Keir Starmer, after Sagal Abdi-Wali held Holborn and St Pancras against the Greens.
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Labour holds Holborn and St Pancras as Greens triple vote share but fall short
Andy Burnham's Labour has held Sir Keir Starmer's former seat of Holborn and St Pancras, while the Greens more than tripled their vote share to 33% yet failed to win, according to a Guardian editorial.
Burnham Buoyed as Holborn and St Pancras Win 'Defies History', Column Says
Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali beat Green leader Zack Polanski in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection – a result psephologist Peter Kellner called one that 'defied history'. Writing in the Guardian, Jonathan Freedland argues the PM's rivals are handing him an easy start in No 10.
Labour Holds Holborn and St Pancras as Greens Lose Ground, Curtice Says
Labour has retained Holborn and St Pancras with a majority of 3,364, a result John Curtice said leaves the party better placed than six months ago but less popular than in 2025, while John Harris writes that the Greens have forfeited ground won under Zack Polanski's leadership.