Politics · United Kingdom · 2 days ago
Sagal Abdi-Wali wins Holborn and St Pancras by-election for Labour
Sagal Abdi-Wali has won the by-election for Holborn and St Pancras in north London, taking the seat previously held by Keir Starmer.
The Labour candidate received 45% of the vote, with the Green Party finishing second.
Abdi-Wali, 43, came to Britain from Somalia with her family when she was seven and has lived in the area since the 1990s.
Before becoming an MP, she served as Camden council leader and worked in local politics and community groups.
She said her election was deeply personal and hoped people who looked like her would see themselves represented in Parliament.
She named housing, homelessness, public ownership of Thames Water, and jobs and apprenticeships for young people as priorities.
She now takes up the role of MP for the constituency.
Sagal Abdi-Wali won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election for Labour, securing 45% of the vote.
The Green Party came second, with its leader Zack Polanski among the challengers.
Abdi-Wali said her election was “deeply personal” and that her commitment to the community ran deep.
She came to the area as a child refugee from Somalia and has lived there since the 1990s.
Before becoming an MP, she was Camden Council leader and had served as a councillor and cabinet member.
- Who
- Sagal Abdi-Wali won for Labour, beating the Green Party, which came second.
- What
- She won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election and became its MP.
- When
- 9 October 2026.
- Where
- Holborn and St Pancras, north London.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
My commitment to this community runs deep
This is Camden and this is Britain.
deeply personal
Abdi-Wali arrived in the area as a seven-year-old refugee from Somalia with her mother and four brothers.
Abdi-Wali was elected to Camden Council.
She became Camden Council’s cabinet member responsible for housing.
She was elected the first Black female leader of Camden Council.
Abdi-Wali won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election for Labour.
- Vote share
- 45%
- Winning candidate
- Sagal Abdi-Wali
- Party
- Labour
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Runner-up
- Green Party
Sources
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