Polls close in Holborn and St Pancras byelection as Labour hopes to retain seat
Polls have closed in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, a key test for the new Labour government under Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The contest highlights tensions between Labour and the Green Party as they compete for younger, left-leaning voters.
Why it matters
This election serves as an early indicator of the political stability of the new Labour administration and the potential for the Green Party to disrupt traditional voting patterns.
A woman walks past a polling station in Primrose Hill, in the constituency of Holborn and St Pancras, on Thursday. A woman walks past a polling station in Primrose Hill, in the constituency of Holborn and St Pancras, on Thursday. Holborn and St Pancras byelection Polls close in Holborn and St Pancras byelection as Labour hopes to retain seat Contest seen as test of Andy Burnham’s ability to unite Labour voters amid threat from Green party’s Zack Polanski
Prefer the Guardian on Google Polls have closed in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection , a contest seen as a test of whether Andy Burnham can unite Labour’s voters or whether Zack Polanski can peel off support from the party’s progressive flank.
Labour is seeking to retain Keir Starmer’s former north London seat, where he won a majority of more than 11,000 votes in the 2024 general election .
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