Restore Britain won no seats in the two by-elections it contested on Thursday 8 October 2026. Tyler Kurtis Johnson took 692 votes in the Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary contest; Edward Hudson Oakenfull took 246 in the Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley council contest in Amber Valley.
| Contest | Candidate | Votes | Share of valid votes | Position | Elected | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Holborn and St Pancras, Parliament | Tyler Kurtis Johnson | 692 | 2.54% | 6th of 15 | Sagal Abdi-Wali, Labour | | Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley, Amber Valley Borough Council | Edward Hudson Oakenfull | 246 | 10.76% | 5th of 5 | Bess Saunders, Green |
The vote totals come from the Returning Officers. We calculate shares from valid candidate votes, excluding rejected ballots; rounded to one decimal place, Restore Britain's shares are 2.5% and 10.8%.
Holborn and St Pancras
Camden Council's result (opens in a new tab) records 12,292 votes for Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali and 8,928 for the Greens' Zack Polanski, a Labour majority of 3,364. There were 27,211 valid votes and 108 rejected ballots. Camden reports turnout of 38.76%.
Johnson finished behind Labour, the Greens, Conservatives, Reform UK and Liberal Democrats. This was Restore Britain's second Westminster by-election, following Makerfield in June. Our updated constituency report has the full result and campaign background.
Amber Valley
Amber Valley's declaration, dated 9 October (opens in a new tab), records 674 votes for the Greens' Bess Saunders and 617 for Reform UK's Juliette Stevens. The Conservatives received 386 and Labour 364, with Restore Britain fifth on 246. Saunders won by 57 votes.
The council's verification statement (opens in a new tab) reports an electorate of 6,678 and turnout of 34.29%. There were 2,287 valid votes and three rejected ballots. Read our October council results round-up for the four contests held a week earlier.
The next confirmed contests
The confirmed October nominations are Alec McKenzie in Shepshed on 15 October; Bradley Evan Holmes in Calverley and Farsley on 22 October; and George Love in Mid Argyll, Anne Froggatt in Worksop East, Tristian Owens in St James's and Ash Corcoran in Beechwood & Heath on 29 October. Max Walker is also confirmed for Penn Hill on 5 November. The council notices and candidate calendar link to each election authority. These seven nominations match Democracy Club's current party records checked on 10 October.
These parliamentary and council shares describe different constituencies, candidates and turnouts. They are not a national poll, and a change between local contests cannot by itself establish a change in national support. For that evidence, see the dated polling figures.