Former British Prime Minister Starmer resigned: Elections have begun for the vacant parliamentary seat

Holborn and St. Voting started at 07:00 local time in approximately 30 ballot boxes set up in churches and community centers for the by-election in the St. Pancras region. Voting will continue until 22:00 and counting will begin after the polls close.

15 CANDIDATES ARE COMPETING

15 candidates, including one independent, are competing in the by-election in the region. The ruling Labor Party aims to hold on to the constituency with its candidate, 42-year-old Sagal Abdi-Wali of Somali origin.

Holborn and St. Pancras district has been among the constituencies where the Labor Party has been strong since 1983.

The Green Party nominated party leader Zack Polanski. The main opposition Conservative Party candidate Ewan Cameron, the far-right Reform UK Party candidate Peter Newman and the Liberal Democrats candidate Patrick Thomas Stillman are also competing in the election.

Election results are expected to be announced early tomorrow.

STARMER ALSO RESIGNED FROM HIS MEMBERSHIP

Starmer, who received great criticism and was called to resign for his economic policies, his appointment of Jeffrey Epstein-linked Peter Mandelson as Washington Ambassador, and his local election defeat in May, announced that he was leaving the Labor Party leadership in June and would continue his duty as prime minister until the new leader was elected.

The Labor Party announced on July 17 that Makerfield MP and former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, who entered the election as the only candidate, was the new leader.

Starmer resigned as prime minister on July 20, and England's King Charles III gave Burnham the authority to form a government and the prime ministership on the same day.

On September 1, Keir Starmer announced that he was resigning from his seat as a Member of Parliament, which he had held for 11 years.