# London voters head to polls in Holborn and St Pancras by-election

https://mins.news/en/item/91693

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-08 15:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/london-voters-go-to-polls-for-holborn-and-st-pancras-by-election?traffic_source=rss

> Voters are casting ballots in the Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary by-election, where the Greens are challenging Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Labour Party. The contest is seen as an early test of whether Burnham can rebuild faith in Labour. The seat was vacated by Keir Starmer’s resignation.

## Related coverage

- [Somalia-born refugee wins UK parliamentary by-election](https://mins.news/en/item/92581) — TASS, 2026-10-09
- [Holborn and St Pancras by-election tests Burnham as Labour and Greens compete](https://mins.news/en/video/90738) — Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-08