Zack Polanski gets huge boost in Holborn by-election battle between Greens and Labour

“As an independent I received 20% of the vote in Holborn & St.Pancras against Keir Starmer,” he posted on X.“I strongly encourage all those who supported me to vote for @ZackPolanski so we can consign not just Starmer but Starmerism too, to the dustbin of history.”Zack Polanski campaigning in the Holborn and St Pancras by-electionAFP/GettySir Keir gained 18,884 votes, with the Greens far behind in third place with 4,030.If the bulk of these people switched to supporting Mr Polanski the by-election race could get close.However, Andy Burnham has injected new hope into Labour ranks, stepping up the fight against the Greens for Left-leaning voters in London and beyond.Andy Burnham and Sagal Abdi-Wali, Labour’s candidate for Holborn and St PancrasLabourSir Keir’s administration focused more on people who had deserted Labour for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.However, he faced criticism from some Labour MPs who pointed to polls which showed their party losing more voters to the Greens and the Liberal Democrats than to Reform.Mr Burnham has struck a more positive note, with his devolution revolution and action to ease the cost-of-living crisis, than Labour had during Sir Keir’s premiership. Read MoreBoth Labour and the Greens have been out canvassing in force over the weekend and on other days in the crunch by-election.Sagal Abdi-Wali, Labour candidate for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, with Georgia Gould (left), MP for Queen's Park and Maida Vale, and Florence Eshalomi (right), MP for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green, at the launch of her campaignPAThe Tories announced their candidate would be Ewan Cameron, a former Camden councillor and local political campaigner.He said: “I am honoured to have been selected as the Conservative candidate for Holborn and St Pancras. This is the community where I have lived, raised my family and call home.“From Georgian terraces, squares and the Regent’s Canal to the Knowledge Quarter’s research, AI and science organisations today, Holborn and St Pancras has enormous potential that with the right political leadership can become an even better place to live, work and belong.”Nominations for candidates close on September 15.