伦敦Holborn and St Pancras选区补选投票开启

英国伦敦Holborn and St Pancras选区的补选投票已正式开始。1绿党领袖Zack Polanski代表绿党参选，挑战工党候选人、42岁的Camden议会领袖Sagal Abdi-Wali。1这场补选被视为检验新任首相Andy Burnham领导力以及工党能否保住伦敦内城席位的关键考验。1

该选区此前由Keir Starmer以11,500票的多数赢得，但相较2019年近28,000张的多数票，工党在该区的支持度已大幅下降。1最近的YouGov民调显示绿党支持率为11%，落后工党16个百分点。1选区内约45%的选民在海外出生，48%的年龄介于18至34岁之间。1

Polanski称结果"看起来很接近"，并呼吁选民投票给绿党以施压工党。1工党候选人Abdi-Wali是1990年代从索马里战争中逃难来英的难民。1

Polling has commenced in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, a closely watched contest in central London that will test the Labour Party's grip on a traditionally safe urban seat 1. Green Party leader Zack Polanski is challenging Labour's candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali, a 42-year-old leader of Camden Council and a refugee who fled Somalia's civil war in the 1990s 1.

The byelection carries significant implications for both parties 1. Labour's Keir Starmer won the seat in 2024 with a majority of 11,500 votes, down sharply from a 28,000-vote majority in 2019 1. Recent polling by YouGov indicates the Greens trail Labour by 16 percentage points, standing at 11 per cent 1. Polanski has described the result as likely to be close and urged voters to back the Greens as a means of pressuring Labour 1.

The constituency presents distinct demographic characteristics: approximately 45 per cent of voters were born overseas, and 48 per cent are aged between 18 and 34 1. The contest also reflects recent tensions within the Green Party, as Polanski faced criticism at the party's annual conference for failing to articulate a position on Israeli-Palestinian policy 1.