Holborn and St Pancras
UK Parliament constituency (since 1983)
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Holborn and St Pancras (/ˈhoʊbərn ən sənt ˈpæŋkrəs/) is a parliamentary constituency in Greater London that was created in 1983. From 2015 to 2026 it was represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Sir Keir Starmer, who served as Prime Minister from 2024 to 2026 and Leader of the Labour Party from 2020 to 2026. He announced his resignation from parliament on 1 September 2026, triggering the 2026 Holborn and St Pancras by-election.[3][4]
| Holborn and St Pancras | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
Location within Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 75,475 (March 2020)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Vacant[2] |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | St Pancras North and Holborn & St Pancras South |
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras as drawn in 2010[5] included all but a small western portion of the London Borough of Camden.[6] After the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, boundary changes led to 29.7% of the geographical area of the constituency transferring to the Hampstead and Highgate constituency for the 2024 general election.[7]
Within the constituency, 18.5% of people are living in fuel poverty (2023), 36.3% of children are living in poverty (2024) and 16.7% of people are considered to have a disability (2024). There is a higher than national average amount of people living in social housing or in private rented accommodation (2024).[8] King's Cross, St Pancras International, and Euston railway termini are within the geographical area.[9]
Political history
Labour Party MPs have served this constituency since its creation in 1983. The majorities achieved have been varied, from a relatively marginal 13.9% in 2005 (making it within the lowest 150 seats for the party in that year by percentage of majority) to a landslide 51.7% in 2017. The 2015 result ranked the seat as the 77th safest of the party's 232 seats (by percentage majority).[10] Political groups active in the constituency include Camden Labour Left.[11]
Boundaries
Historic
The seat was created in 1983 as a successor to Holborn and St Pancras South.[12] The constituency has contained the following wards of the London Borough of Camden:
- 1983–1997
Bloomsbury, Brunswick, Camden, Castlehaven, Caversham, Chalk Farm, Gospel Oak, Grafton, Holborn, King's Cross, Regent's Park, St John's, St Pancras, and Somers Town.[13]
- 1997–2010
As above, less Gospel Oak.[14]
- 2010–2024
Bloomsbury, Camden Town with Primrose Hill, Cantelowes, Gospel Oak, Haverstock, Highgate, Holborn and Covent Garden, Kentish Town, King's Cross, Regent's Park, and St Pancras and Somers Town.[15]
The fifth periodic review of Westminster constituencies by the Boundary Commission for England was implemented nationally in 2010.[16] Parts of Highgate, Gospel Oak, Haverstock, Camden Town and Primrose Hill wards[15] were transferred from the former constituency of Hampstead and Highgate, when it was abolished.[17]
Current
Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following London Borough of Camden wards:[18]
Members of Parliament
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The seat was held from 1983 to 2015 by Frank Dobson of the Labour Party, who had been elected in 1979 to the predecessor seat of Holborn & St Pancras South. Dobson was the longest-serving Labour MP in London until he stood down in 2015. The constituency has been represented by Keir Starmer since the 2015 general election. Starmer served as Leader of the Labour Party (consequently Leader of the Opposition until his 2024 election victory) from April 2020 to July 2026, and the Prime Minister from July 2024 to July 2026.
| Election | Member[20] | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Frank Dobson | Labour | Secretary of State for Health (1997–1999) | |
| 2015 | Keir Starmer | Labour | Leader of the Labour Party (2020–2026) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2024–2026) | |
| 2026 by-election | TBD | TBD | ||
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Keir Starmer | 18,884 | 48.9 | −17.4 | |
| Independent | Andrew Feinstein | 7,312 | 18.9 | N/A | |
| Green | David Stansell | 4,030 | 10.4 | +6.4 | |
| Conservative | Mehreen Malik | 2,776 | 7.2 | −8.0 | |
| Reform | David Roberts | 2,371 | 6.1 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charlie Clinton | 2,236 | 5.8 | −6.5 | |
| Independent | Wais Islam | 636 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Nick the Incredible Flying Brick | 162 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| UKIP | John Poynton | 75 | 0.2 | −0.1 | |
| Socialist Equality | Tom Scripps | 61 | 0.2 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | Senthil Kumar | 40 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| No description | Bobby Smith | 19 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,572 | 30.0 | −21.1 | ||
| Turnout | 38,602 | 54.1 | −5.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 71,300 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[22] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 29,537 | 66.3 | |
| Conservative | 6,771 | 15.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,473 | 12.3 | |
| Green | 1,790 | 4.0 | |
| Brexit Party | 836 | 1.9 | |
| Others | 175 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | 44,582 | 59.1 | |
| Electorate | 75,475 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Keir Starmer | 36,641 | 64.5 | −5.6 | |
| Conservative | Alexandra Hayward | 8,878 | 15.6 | −2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Kirk | 7,314 | 12.9 | +6.1 | |
| Green | Kirsten De Keyser | 2,746 | 4.8 | +1.4 | |
| Brexit Party | Hector Birchwood | 1,032 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Mohammad Bhatti | 138 | 0.2 | −1.0 | |
| Socialist Equality | Thomas Scripps | 37 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 27,763 | 48.9 | −2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 56,786 | 65.1 | −1.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 87,236 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −1.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Keir Starmer | 41,343 | 70.1 | +17.2 | |
| Conservative | Timothy Barnes | 10,834 | 18.4 | −3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Crosher | 4,020 | 6.8 | +0.3 | |
| Green | Siân Berry | 1,980 | 3.4 | −9.4 | |
| UKIP | Giles Game | 727 | 1.2 | −3.8 | |
| English Democrat | Janus Polenceus | 93 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 30,509 | 51.7 | +20.7 | ||
| Turnout | 58,997 | 67.0 | +3.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 88,088 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +10.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Keir Starmer | 29,062 | 52.9 | +6.8 | |
| Conservative | Will Blair | 12,014 | 21.9 | +1.5 | |
| Green | Natalie Bennett | 7,013 | 12.8 | +10.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Fraser | 3,555 | 6.5 | −21.4 | |
| UKIP | Maxine Spencer | 2,740 | 5.0 | +3.9 | |
| CISTA | Shane O'Donnell | 252 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Animal Welfare | Vanessa Hudson | 173 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Socialist Equality | David O'Sullivan | 108 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 17,048 | 31.0 | +13.2 | ||
| Turnout | 54,917 | 63.3 | +0.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 86,764 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Dobson | 25,198 | 46.1 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Shaw | 15,256 | 27.9 | +1.8 | |
| Conservative | George Lee | 11,134 | 20.4 | −0.5 | |
| Green | Natalie Bennett | 1,480 | 2.7 | −4.8 | |
| BNP | Robert Carlyle | 779 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Max Spencer | 587 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | John Chapman | 96 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| English Democrat | Mikel Susperregi | 75 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Iain Meek | 44 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,942 | 18.2 | |||
| Turnout | 54,649 | 62.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 86,563 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Dobson | 14,857 | 43.2 | −10.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Fraser | 10,070 | 29.3 | +11.3 | |
| Conservative | Margot James | 6,482 | 18.9 | +2.0 | |
| Green | Adrian J. Oliver | 2,798 | 8.1 | +2.1 | |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | Rainbow George Weiss | 152 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,787 | 13.9 | −22.0 | ||
| Turnout | 34,359 | 50.4 | +0.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 68,327 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −11.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Dobson | 16,770 | 53.9 | −11.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nathaniel Green | 5,595 | 18.0 | +5.5 | |
| Conservative | Roseanne Serrelli | 5,258 | 16.9 | −1.0 | |
| Green | Robert Whitley | 1,875 | 6.0 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alliance | Candy Udwin | 971 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Novjot (Joti) Brar | 359 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Magnus Nielsen | 301 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,175 | 35.9 | −11.2 | ||
| Turnout | 31,129 | 49.6 | −10.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 62,722 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −8.3 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Dobson | 24,707 | 65.0 | +10.8 | |
| Conservative | Julian L. Smith | 6,804 | 17.9 | −10.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Justine McGuiness | 4,758 | 12.5 | −1.4 | |
| Referendum | Julia T.G. Carr | 790 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | Timothy P.J. Bedding | 191 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Stephen Smith | 173 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Brigid Conway | 171 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | Martin Rosenthal | 157 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Peter Rice-Evans | 140 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | Bruno F. Quintavalle | 114 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 17,903 | 47.1 | +20.4 | ||
| Turnout | 38,005 | 60.3 | −2.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 63,037 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +10.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Dobson | 22,243 | 54.8 | +4.2 | |
| Conservative | Andrew J. McHallam | 11,419 | 28.1 | −3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Horne-Roberts | 5,476 | 13.5 | −4.1 | |
| Green | Paul A. Wolf-Light | 959 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | Mark K. Hersey | 212 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Socialist (GB) | Richard Headicar | 175 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Nigel Lewis | 133 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,824 | 26.7 | +7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 40,617 | 62.7 | −1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 64,480 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.6 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Dobson | 22,966 | 50.6 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Peter Luff | 14,113 | 31.1 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal | Simon McGrath | 7,994 | 17.6 | −3.8 | |
| Red Front | Michael Gavan | 300 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,853 | 19.5 | +2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 45,373 | 64.3 | +4.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 70,589 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Dobson | 20,486 | 47.5 | ||
| Conservative | Tony Kerpel | 13,227 | 30.7 | ||
| Liberal | William Jones | 9,242 | 21.4 | ||
| Workers Revolutionary | R. Price | 155 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 7,259 | 16.8 | |||
| Turnout | 43,110 | 60.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 71,604 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||