The placeConstituency · London · Electorate 71,300 · 2023 boundaries

Holborn and St Pancras.

Labour Party MP Keir Starmer holds the seat on 48.9% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentKeir Starmer · Labour Party
CouncilCamden
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001290
Electorate · 2024
71.3k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
48.9%
Labour Party · +30.0pp over Ind
Settlements
1
Largest: Camden
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
57.8
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

Starmer's most pressing parliamentary story right now is the April vote on whether to refer him to the Privileges Committee over allegations he misled Parliament on Peter Mandelson's appointment as US Ambassador. He voted against the referral -- as expected -- but the episode attracted significant hostile coverage, including a widely circulated piece cataloguing six instances where he demanded Boris Johnson resign for the same offence. Separately, constituency protests over his government's positions on Palestine, welfare and migration have drawn press attention, and polling cited by left-wing outlets suggests his Holborn and St Pancras seat could be vulnerable at the next general election.

His voting record, however, is almost invisible by parliamentary standards. A 7% participation rate -- against a Commons average closer to half of all votes -- reflects the convention that a serving Prime Minister rarely tramps through the division lobbies. When he does vote, he is 100% aligned with his party. His handful of recent votes cover the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, tuition fee increases, and Fair Work Agency powers. Speeches are a different matter: 2,638 contributions in 90 debates place him among the most active voices in the chamber, spanning the economy, defence, health, and cost of living.

The data here captures a Prime Minister rather than a conventional backbencher, so low vote participation is structurally expected rather than a sign of disengagement. His news sentiment across 215 articles averages mildly negative, dragged down by 52 pieces on his personal performance -- the most critical cluster in the dataset. He sits on no select committees, which is standard for a serving PM. Speech data is available and extensive; vote data is limited by the role.

48.9%
Lab vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
11
Wards · 30 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.11 wards · 30 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Bloomsbury(3 seats)Harrison · Carr · Francis2,642Camden LabMay 2026
Camden Square(2 seats)Abdi-Wali · Leman1,738Camden LabMay 2026
Camden Town(2 seats)Cooper · Callaghan1,366Camden LabMay 2026
Haverstock(3 seats)Atolagbe · Djemai · Filer3,943Camden LabMay 2026
Holborn Covent Garden(3 seats)Chowdhury · White · Monahan3,591Camden LabMay 2026
Kentish Town North(2 seats)Slater · McNamara2,718Camden LabMay 2026
Kentish Town South(3 seats)Williams · Ball · Apak4,186Camden LabMay 2026
Kings Cross(3 seats)Simpson · Martin-Lane · Bautista3,022Camden LabMay 2026
Primrose Hill(3 seats)Corby · Keiles · Osman3,418Camden LabMay 2026
Regents Park(3 seats)Naser · Jaigirdar · Mery3,202Camden LabMay 2026
St Pancras Somers Town(3 seats)Khatoon · Bakth · Miah3,109Camden LabMay 2026

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.1 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Camden (105,554). Total population across named built-up areas: 105,554.

city 105,554

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Camden105,554city
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate52.6%57.1%-8%
Owner-occupied24.2%63.1%-62%
Private rented31.2%20.0%+56%
Social rented44.2%16.8%+163%

Ethnicity.

White55.1%
Asian21.3%
Black10.8%
Mixed6.8%
Other6.0%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 47.5% Female 52.5% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£36,900
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£82,500
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
29,110
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
49
22 primary · 5 secondary
GCSE pass
67.2%
Attainment 8: 48.2

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£1230m
Taxpayers53,000
Median per taxpayer£4,380
Mean per taxpayer£23,200

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by Camden. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.

For household tax breakdown

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
57.8
+179% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
19.3
12-month rolling
Top category
Anti-social behaviour
19% of recorded crime

By category.

Anti-social behaviour11.2
Theft from the person10.0
Violence & sexual offences9.5
Other theft8.3
Shoplifting4.8
Public order2.6
Drugs2.4

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Keir StarmerWONLab18,88448.9
Andrew FeinsteinInd7,31218.9
David StansellGrn4,03010.4
Mehreen MalikCon2,7767.2
David RobertsRef2,3716.1
Charlie ClintonLD2,2365.8
Wais IslamInd6361.6
Nick the Incredible Flying BrickInd1620.4
John PoyntonInd750.2
Tom ScrippsInd610.2
Senthil KumarInd400.1
Bobby SmithInd190.1

Turnout 38,602

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Keir StarmerLab64.5
2017Keir StarmerLab70.1
2015Keir StarmerLab52.9
2010Dobson, FrankLab46.1
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission