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Elections & Polls · Data

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.

Agatha Ives · · Confirmed
33% Green vote share, Holborn and St Pancras (2024: 10%)
Elections & Polls

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.

Agatha Ives · · Corroborated
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Scotland, Wales & NI · Explainer

Reform UK burqa ban Scotland motion debated at Holyrood

A Holyrood debate on a face covering ban in Scotland has no legal force, but it raises questions about police powers, rights and Denmark's rules. Here is what the motion says.

Agatha Ives · · Confirmed
The debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, with tiered seating and the parliamentary chamber layout visible.
Elections & Polls · Data

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.

Agatha Ives · · Confirmed
63% Former Labour voters now backing the party, up from 49% in June
Elections & Polls

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.

Agatha Ives · · Corroborated
The Palace of Westminster, home of the UK Parliament, in London
Elections & Polls · Data

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.

Agatha Ives · · Confirmed
27% Labour support in latest YouGov poll
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