Frank Dobson
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Oct 9, 2026
Alexandra ToppingHOST
It's almost a borderline marginal seat now, which is...
Alexandra ToppingHOST
I, I went and interviewed Keir Starmer when he was the candidate in this very seat, and I walked around with the legendary Frank Dobson.
Alexandra ToppingHOST
And the idea that at that point, you know, a decade and a half later, Labour would be struggling and fight, having to fight hard to retain this seat, it just says something about the area, but also the travails of the party at the moment.
Peter WalkerHOST
And one of the things that Labour found very, very difficult in, uh, by-elections and elections full stop in inner city areas in the last couple of years has been Gaza, and this would've potentially been a seat where this would've been tricky.
Andrew HarrisonHOST
Uh, but um, the Tories came in a distant third on 7%, but they were at least ahead of Reform on 6%.
Andrew HarrisonHOST
I mean, did the political right ever really have a prayer in this constituency? I mean, this is Frank Dobson's old constituency.
Andrew HarrisonHOST
This is not happening, is it?
Steve RichardsGUEST
It was never gonna happen for Reform or the, uh, Tories in this, this seat.
speaker_1NARRATOR
The Somalian refugee got over forty-five percent of the vote in a seat that has always voted Labour, and has notable predecessors.
speaker_1NARRATOR
The former Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, represented the area for eleven years, and before that, Frank Dobson, the late former Labour Cabinet Minister.
speaker_1NARRATOR
Ms. Abdiwali addressed supporters at the counts at Camden Council.
Sagal AbdiwaliSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Winning not by making people afraid of each other, but by bringing people together around a positive vision for what our community and our country can be.
Jules EaterbridgeCORRESPONDENT
Labour have held the constituency since it was formed in 1983.
Jules EaterbridgeCORRESPONDENT
Frank Dobson was the MP for 32 years, and Sir Keir for 11.
Jules EaterbridgeCORRESPONDENT
That to more than double this year compared to the previous 12 months.
Jules EaterbridgeCORRESPONDENT
Figures from the Internet Watch Foundation show up to the end of June 462 cases have been registered by its Report Remove service, 95% of which involved boys.
Will PaviaGUEST
Yes.
Will PaviaGUEST
So it was Frank Dobson's seat, and then it was slightly redrawn in 1983 and remained his seat, and Keir Starmer was elected there in, uh, 2015.
Will PaviaGUEST
Incredibly safe Labour seat.
Will PaviaGUEST
I think in, in 2019 he had a, um, a 23,000 vote majority, and in the last election in 2024, that was cut somewhat, but it was still more than 11,000, so it was a pretty safe Labour stronghold, I think you could say.
Neil ChanningHOST
So I, I'll, I won't go back too far.
Neil ChanningHOST
2010, Frank Dobson is a much loved MP and he gets persuaded to step aside by, um, a Mr. Ed Miliband, uh, retire early because we want this fella Keir Starmer to come in because we don't have anyone to be the, uh, what do they call it? The, the Solicitor General, is it called? The, the bloke who's the government's lawyer.
Neil ChanningHOST
Um, anyway, so, uh, this, this fella, uh, Keir Starmer, who's been the, the head of the, um, the CPS, uh, he comes in and he wins with 53% of the vote.
Neil ChanningHOST
Now Frank Dobson, who was extremely popular, had got 46.1 in, in 2010.
Neil ChanningHOST
So that's 25,000 votes and 29,000 votes.
Neil ChanningHOST
So Starmer does slightly better- Um, but just, just to, because we're gonna talk about some of the other parties.
Kevin McKeeverHOST
The fact that the Labour candidate is from an immigrant background, he's a Somali immigrant, a Muslim, also means that it's a break with the previous two MPs.
Kevin McKeeverHOST
Keir Starmer and Frank Dobson have had 30, 40 years of white men, middle-aged men, a former prime minister.
Kevin McKeeverHOST
Sehgal's a real al-Dawali.
Kevin McKeeverHOST
The candidate is a real contrast to that era.