Sagal Abdi-Wali has successfully fended off challenge from the Greens to hold Holborn and St Pancras for Labour.

In her victory speech, Ms Abdi-Wali was seen beaming as she emotionally recalled her personal connection to the borough of Camden. She spoke on her experience as a refugee from Somalia, her plea to tackle homelessness, and thanked her predecessors.

Zack Polanski is speaking to reporters following his defeat in the by-election.

When asked if he’ll stay on, he replied: “Of course I can carry on”, while denying that he had lost control of his party.

“What just happened in Holborn and St Pancras is we just over tripled our vote share. What I’ve seen is people excited about our plans for rent controls, tackling the climate crisis and nationalising Thames Water,” he said.

He added that eyes will turn to Andy Burnham to see how he fares now that Labour has been given another “chance” in Holborn and St Pancras.

Earlier this morning, we heard from Zack Polanski who was speaking to reporters ahead of the declaration.

Speaking to Sky News, the Green Party leader insisted that he would not resign despite the defeat this morning.

He said he would stay on at the helm of the Greens, because “that’s what leaders do.”

Mr Polanski was hoping to become the Greens’ first ever MP in London, but he fell short by nearly 4,000 votes.

Sagal Abdi-Wali won 12,292 votes, beating Zack Polanski, who won just under 8,928.

The Conservatives came in third with 1,922 votes.

You can see the results in full here:

Sagal Abdi-Wali has taken to the stage for her victory speech.

The newly elected MP said: “I hope this moment says something for who gets to belong. For people who look like me, I hope they see themselves reflected in this place and know that their path too belongs here.”

“This is Camden and this is Britain.”

“I will never forget where I came from,” she added.

Labour have successfully fended off the challenge from the Greens to win the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.

Sagal Abdi-Wali for Labour received 12,292 votes.

While we already know the result of the by-election, the official declaration is expected imminently.

Candidates, including frontrunners Zack Polanski and Sagal Abdi-Wali, are now lining up on the stage for the declaration, says the Standard’s Rachael Burford, who is at the count this morning.

Zack Polanski is about to arrive at the count here in St Pancras as the Greens conceded defeat to Labour.

The official declaration is expected in the next hour.

A Green Party spokesperson said: "It is clear now we will come a close second in this by-election. Taking the fight to Labour in one of its safest seats shows just how far the Greens have come.

“Voters want us to keep Labour’s feet to the fire on affordable housing, public ownership of water and the climate crisis. Greens will be there every single day, holding Labour to account and demanding the change people voted for."

Vote counting is complete in the Holborn & St Pancras by-election, with Labour expected to hold the seat.

We are still awaiting the official declaration.

Sources suggested that Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali has won the seat with “about 10%” more of the vote over Green Party leader Zack Polanski, who is expected to come in second place.

The Conservatives are likely to come in third.

Holborn & St Pancras was not the only by-election taking place in London yesterday.

Lambeth council also held a poll in the Myatt’s Field ward.

Labour comfortably held the town hall seat with 46.7% of the vote.

The Green Party came second with 37.1%, followed by the Liberal Democrats (8.6%), the Conservatives (3.4%) and Reform (2.6%).