Holborn and St Pancras: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Sagal Abdi-Wali (Labour) has been the MP for Holborn and St Pancras since 8 October 2026. Keir Starmer took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 18,884 votes (48.9%), ahead of Andrew Feinstein (Independent) on 7,312. 38,602 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 71,300, 54.1% of those registered. The majority was 11,572. Keir Starmer won the seat in 2024; Sagal Abdi-Wali has held it since 8 October 2026.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Holborn and St Pancras apart: the 5th highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£55,106 a year), and the 11th highest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£675,000).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £675,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £704,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £772,000, in the year to March 2021. It ranks 11th highest of 575 constituencies. 589 sales were registered in the period, against 1,002 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Holborn and St Pancras accounted for 396,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 34,695 local units for March 2026.
67.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±9.6 points). 30.1% were economically inactive.
Full-time employees living in Holborn and St Pancras had median pay of £45,970 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £55,106. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £41,335. The residents' figure ranks 81st highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Census 2021: 45,493 households, 11,415.7 people per square kilometre, 51.6% of workers based at home, 9.6% of adults retired.
4,931 children in Holborn and St Pancras were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 35.0% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 26.5% in 2021/22 to 22.0% in 2024/25.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 111,853; the estimate for 2014 was 113,239. The estimate peaked at 114,179 in 2013. 11,900 were aged 65 or over and 14,104 were under 16.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 4,390 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 5.1%. That is up from 4,375 twelve months before.
MP
Sagal Abdi-Wali, Labour
- MP for Holborn and St Pancras since 8 October 2026
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sagal Abdi-Wali on this site
In Parliament
No spoken contribution by Sagal Abdi-Wali was found in Hansard since 4 July 2024 when this page was built (27 October 2026). Search Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keir Starmer | Labour | 18,884 | 48.9% | −17.3 |
| Andrew Feinstein | Independent | 7,312 | 18.9% | |
| David Stansell | Green Party | 4,030 | 10.4% | +6.4 |
| Mehreen Malik | Conservative | 2,776 | 7.2% | −8.0 |
| David Roberts | Reform UK | 2,371 | 6.1% | +4.3 |
| Charlie Clinton | Liberal Democrat | 2,236 | 5.8% | −6.5 |
| Wais Islam | Independent | 636 | 1.6% | |
| Nick the Incredible Flying Brick | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 162 | 0.4% | |
| John Poynton | UK Independence Party | 75 | 0.2% | −0.1 |
| Tom Scripps | Socialist Equality Party | 61 | 0.2% | +0.1 |
| Senthil Kumar | Independent | 40 | 0.1% | |
| Bobby Smith | Independent | 19 | 0.0% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 2026 | By-election | Labour 45.2% | Green Party 32.8% | 3,364 | 38.6% |
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 48.9% | Independent 18.9% | 11,572 | 54.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 66.3% | Conservative 15.2% | 22,766 | 59.1% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Holborn and St Pancras lies within Camden.
- Camden E09000007
Who has power over Holborn and St Pancras
Every body that makes decisions for Holborn and St Pancras, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Holborn and St Pancras this page: Sagal Abdi-Wali (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Holborn and St Pancras?
Sagal Abdi-Wali (Labour), MP for Holborn and St Pancras since 8 October 2026, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Holborn and St Pancras?
The House of Commons Library records 18,884 votes for Keir Starmer of Labour and a majority of 11,572; 54.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Holborn and St Pancras?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 4,390, 5.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Holborn and St Pancras?
£675,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Holborn and St Pancras?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £45,970 (April 2025).
How many children in Holborn and St Pancras live in low income families?
4,931 children under 16, 35.0%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Holborn and St Pancras?
111,853 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.