LONDON, Oct 9 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Britain's ruling Labour Party retained the Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary seat in London following a by-election on Thursday, with its candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali receiving 12,292 votes, according to results announced early Friday, reported Xinhua.
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- Abdi-Wali defeated Green Party leader Zack Polanski, who secured 8,928 votes.
- The by-election was triggered by former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation as a member of parliament last month.
- Starmer, who had represented Holborn and St Pancras since 2015, announced his resignation as Labour leader on June 22 and formally stepped down as prime minister on July 20.
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