# Zack Polanski loses Westminster seat

> Green leader Zack Polanski loses Holborn by-election to Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali.
- Title: Zack Polanski loses Westminster seat · POLITICO | Shortify
- Summary: Green leader Zack Polanski loses Holborn by-election to Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali. Green Party's Zack Polanski lost the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to…
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- Source: POLITICO — https://politico.eu/article/zack-polanski-westminster-gamble-fails-in-holborn-and-st-pancras
- Published: 2026-10-09T02:08:57+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: zack polanski, sagal abdi-wali, holborn and st pancras, labour party, green party, by-election, keir starmer, andy burnham, thames water, zionism motion, politics, world
## By-election result
Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali won Holborn and St Pancras with 12,292 votes, a majority of 3,364 over Green leader Zack Polanski's 8,928.
## By-election context
The poll followed Keir Starmer stepping down as MP after being ousted as UK prime minister.
## Labour's shift
Andy Burnham, Starmer's replacement, has moved Labour left and strengthened UK stance on Israel.
## Green Party gamble
Polanski aimed to gain parliamentary foothold to boost Green Party profile but lost.

> I’ve taken a loss tonight, but our movement is so much bigger than one election or one motion.
## Green dissent
Green Party members passed a motion labeling Zionism as racism, causing internal conflict.
## Next steps
Polanski says Labour's shift to Green positions boosted his party's chances but lost the seat.

> We’ve now got a different prime minister who is in a honeymoon, who is talking a lot of the language I’ve been talking about for the past year.
## Key takeaway

Green Party's Zack Polanski lost the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali with 8,928 votes to 12,292.