Counting under way in Holborn and St Pancras byelection – UK politics live

The Guardian9 October 2026, 01:18 UTCUnited Kingdom

Results are expected from 2.30am BST in the north London poll to choose a replacement for former PM Keir StarmerA quick reminder of the byelection candidates in Holborn and St Pancras:Labour – Sagal Abdi-WaliGreen party – Zack PolanskiConservative party – Ewan CameronReform UK – Peter NewmanLiberal Democrats – Patrick Thomas StillmanRestore Britain – Tyler Kurtis JohnsonWorkers party – George GallowayRejoin EU – Briony Anne Lonbay KapoorClimate party – Clare FischerUK Voice – Ketankumar PipaliyaUkip – Ben WalkerMonster Raving Loony party – Barmy BrunchCommunist League – Jonathan SilbermanChris

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