Labour increasingly confident of defeating Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras by-election

The Labour Party are increasingly confident of beating Zack Polanski in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election due to take place next week.

Party sources told the HuffPost that the “the mood is very upbeat” among local activists less than a week before voters go to the polls.

It comes as Stats for Lefties projected Labour would hold on to the seat, based on local election results and national polls. It predicted that Labour will achieve 39% of the vote, while the Greens will get 32%. The Tories meanwhile are predicted to gain 10%, while Reform are on 9%.

According to the forecast, despite a swing to the Greens, Labour are predicted to hold onto the seat.

Speaking at Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, the party’s deputy leader Lucy Powell said it was  “unlikely” Green Leader Zack Polanski will win the seat.

Powell told conference attendees the by-election is “important” for Labour but argued the party’s candidate, Sagal Abdi-Wali, is the best choice “by country mile.” She said the Green Party has “underestimated” Abdi-Wali’s campaign.

Should Polanski lose, it will be a major blow to his ambitions and the Green Party.

Labour’s candidate is the leader of Camden Council, Sagal Abdi-Wali.

A Labour Party source said: “From talking to local activists, the mood is very upbeat.”