# Electoral history of Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer is a British politician and barrister who has been Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 and Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015, and was previously Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2024.
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## Parliamentary elections
### 2015 general election, Holborn and St Pancras

General election 2015: Holborn and St Pancras :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keir Starmer | 29,062 | 52.9 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Will Blair | 12,014 | 21.9 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Natalie Bennett | 7,013 | 12.8 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Fraser | 3,555 | 6.5 | −21.4 |
| | UKIP | Maxine Spencer | 2,740 | 5.0 | +3.9 |
| | CISTA | Shane O'Donnell | 252 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Animal Welfare | Vanessa Hudson | 173 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Socialist Equality | David O'Sullivan | 108 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,048 | 31.0 | +13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,917 | 63.3 | +0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,764 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.6 | |

### 2017 general election, Holborn and St Pancras

General election 2017: Holborn and St Pancras :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keir Starmer | 41,343 | 70.1 | +17.2 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Barnes | 10,834 | 18.4 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Crosher | 4,020 | 6.8 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Siân Berry | 1,980 | 3.4 | −9.4 |
| | UKIP | Giles Game | 727 | 1.2 | −3.8 |
| | English Democrat | Janus Polenceus | 93 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,509 | 51.7 | +20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,997 | 67.0 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 88,088 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +10.3 | |

### 2019 general election, Holborn and St Pancras

General election 2019: Holborn and St Pancras :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keir Starmer | 36,641 | 64.5 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Hayward | 8,878 | 15.6 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Kirk | 7,314 | 12.9 | +6.1 |
| | Green | Kirsten De Keyser | 2,746 | 4.8 | +1.4 |
| | Brexit Party | Hector Birchwood | 1,032 | 1.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Mohammad Bhatti | 138 | 0.2 | −1.0 |
| | Socialist Equality | Thomas Scripps | 37 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,763 | 48.9 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,786 | 65.1 | −1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 87,236 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.4 | |

### 2024 general election, Holborn and St Pancras

General election 2024: Holborn and St Pancras :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keir Starmer | 18,884 | 48.9 | −17.4 |
| | Independent | Andrew Feinstein | 7,312 | 18.9 | New |
| | Green | David Stansell | 4,030 | 10.4 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Mehreen Malik | 2,776 | 7.2 | −8.0 |
| | Reform UK | David Roberts | 2,371 | 6.1 | 4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlie Clinton | 2,236 | 5.8 | −6.5 |
| | Independent | Wais Islam | 636 | 1.6 | New |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Nick the Incredible Flying Brick | 162 | 0.4 | New |
| | UKIP | John Poynton | 75 | 0.2 | −0.1 |
| | Socialist Equality | Tom Scripps | 61 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Senthil Kumar | 40 | 0.1 | New |
| | Give Me Back Elmo | Bobby Smith | 19 | 0.0 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,602 | | |

## 2020 Labour Party leadership election

Keir Starmer won the Labour leadership election in the first round of voting.
Full result :
| Candidate | Party members | Party members | Registered supporters | Registered supporters | Affiliated supporters | Affiliated supporters | Total | Total | Total |
| Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| Keir Starmer | 225,135 | 56.1% | 10,228 | 76.6% | 40,417 | 53.1% | 275,780 | | 56.2% |
| Rebecca Long-Bailey | 117,598 | 29.3% | 650 | 5.0% | 16,970 | 22.3% | 135,218 | | 27.6% |
| Lisa Nandy | 58,788 | 14.6% | 2,128 | 17.4% | 18,681 | 24.6% | 79,597 | | 16.2% |
Turnout was 62.6 per cent. There were 490,731 returned ballots, from a total of 784,181 eligible voters. 136 ballot papers were spoiled.

### Endorsements

* Andrew Adonis, Labour peer
* Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister
* Jenny Chapman, former MP for Darlington
* Vernon Coaker, former MP for Gedling and former minister
* Nic Dakin, former MP for Scunthorpe
* Alf Dubs, Labour peer and former MP for Battersea
* Evening Standard, politically conservative London newspaper and online news service
* David Hanson, former MP for Delyn and former minister
* Lesley Laird, former Deputy Leader of Scottish Labour and former MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
* Emma Reynolds, former MP for Wolverhampton North East
* Carwyn Jones, former First Minister of Wales
* Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
* Doreen Lawrence, Labour peer, campaigner and mother of Stephen Lawrence
* Paul Mason, journalist and broadcaster (second choice after his support for Clive Lewis)
* Jeremy Miles, Counsel General for Wales and AM for Neath
* Sally Phillips, actress
* Jack Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside
* Ricky Tomlinson, actor

## 2024 United Kingdom general election

| Affiliate | Affiliate | Leader | MPs | MPs | MPs | Aggregate votes | Aggregate votes | Aggregate votes |
| Affiliate | Affiliate | Leader | | Of total | Of total | | Of total | Of total |
| | Labour Party | Keir Starmer | 411 | 63.2% | | 9,708,716 | 33.7% | |
| | Conservative Party | Rishi Sunak | 121 | 18.6% | | 6,828,925 | 23.7% | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ed Davey | 72 | 11.1% | | 3,519,143 | 12.2% | |
| | Scottish National Party | John Swinney | 9 | 1.4% | | 724,758 | 2.5% | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mary Lou McDonald | 7 | 1.1% | | 210,891 | 0.7% | |
| | Independent | — | 6 | 0.9% | | 564,243 | 2.0% | |
| | Reform UK | Nigel Farage | 5 | 0.8% | | 4,117,610 | 14.3% | |
| | Democratic Unionist Party | Gavin Robinson | 5 | 0.8% | | 172,058 | 0.6% | |
| | Green Party of England and Wales | Carla Denyer Adrian Ramsay | 4 | 0.6% | | 1,944,501 | 6.7% | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Rhun ap Iorwerth | 4 | 0.6% | | 194,811 | 0.7% | |
| | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Colum Eastwood | 2 | 0.3% | | 86,861 | 0.3% | |
| | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | Naomi Long | 1 | 0.2% | | 117,191 | 0.4% | |
| | Ulster Unionist Party | Doug Beattie | 1 | 0.2% | | 94,779 | 0.3% | |
| | Traditional Unionist Voice | Jim Allister | 1 | 0.2% | | 48,685 | 0.2% | |
| | Speaker | Lindsay Hoyle | 1 | 0.2% | | 25,238 | 0.1% | |