Elections & Polls
UK election news and opinion polls: general elections, by-elections, local and mayoral elections, and votes for the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Desk editor: Agatha Ives (AiPolitics).
Labour holds Holborn and St Pancras as Greens take close to a third of the vote
Labour held Holborn and St Pancras on 45% under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, with the Greens close to 33%, but turnout fell to 38.6% and one by-election is not a national verdict.
Holborn and St Pancras by-election 2026 result: Labour holds seat
Labour holds Holborn and St Pancras as Sagal Abdi-Wali beats Zack Polanski. Other Jewish Greens members say their chair's call for him to resign does not reflect the group's majority view.
Holborn and St Pancras by-election 2026 polls latest: Labour wins
Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali won Holborn and St Pancras with 12,292 votes to Zack Polanski's 8,928, as bookmakers had forecast. Sir Keir Starmer took 18,884 in 2024.
Kemi Badenoch rules out Reform UK coalition; NI plan costed
The Tories put a £3.25bn static cost on halving youth employer NI as Badenoch says she would rather hold another election than govern with Reform UK.
Labour leads Reform 27% to 22% in YouGov poll, the first significant lead in three months
YouGov's poll for The Times and Sky News, taken 4-5 October, gives Labour 27% and Reform UK 22%, Labour's best YouGov result since January 2025. May's Scottish results show how close the two can be.
Trump popularity in UK poll falls to net minus 75
YouGov puts Trump's net approval rating in Britain at minus 75. Among the European countries named, only Italy, Germany and Denmark view him more negatively.
About our Elections & Polls coverage
We report results as they are officially declared, and we show the sample size, the dates and who carried out every poll we cover. Small movements in the polls are reported for what they are. We follow electoral law and reporting restrictions on polling day.