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Labour Councillor Tracey Bailey Wins New Bradwell By-Election

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC · How we work

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Tracey Bailey Elected

Labour councillor Tracey Bailey was elected to Milton Keynes City Council in the New Bradwell by-election.
Bailey received 1,023 votes, beating Reform UK candidate Julian Camies by 582 votes.
Turnout was 25.9% of the 7,300 electorate, with five ballots rejected.
The by-election was triggered by the death of 28-year-old councillor Shanika Mahendran on July 1.

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Labour Nominates Abdi-Wali

The Holborn and St Pancras by-election will be held on 8 October after Sir Keir Starmer resigned.
Nominations closed on 15 September at 16:00 BST, and Camden Council released the candidate list.
Labour nominated Camden leader Sagal Abdi-Wali, councillor for Camden Square since 2022.
The Green Party fielded former deputy and London Assembly member Zack Polanski.
Other candidates include MP George Galloway (Workers Party), the Monster Raving Loony Party’s ‘Barmy Brunch’, and Climate Party’s Clare Fischer.

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Tracey Bailey Elected

Labour councillor Tracey Bailey was elected to Milton Keynes City Council in the New Bradwell by-election.
Bailey received 1,023 votes, beating Reform UK candidate Julian Camies by 582 votes.
Turnout was 25.9% of the 7,300 electorate, with five ballots rejected.
The by-election was triggered by the death of 28-year-old councillor Shanika Mahendran on July 1.

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