London Mayoral Election Betting
With just a week left until the London Mayoral elections, things are looking pretty tight. Ken Livingstone has upped the pressure on Boris Johnson and they are almost equal in the polls now. Victor Chandler obviously don’t fancy Ken to retain his role as Mayor and have him marked up at 13/8 which looks a tempting price as he is at a very similar price on Betfair.
Boris, it seems, has let things slip a bit and he has been pushed out to 4/7 from 4/9 by most bookmakers. It does seem that his campaign has lost momentum recently and it will be interesting to see if his price continues to slip throughout this week.
The betting also suggests that Brian Paddick has very little chance of success, he stands at 150/1 on betfair and 100/1 with the more generous bookmakers. So, if you’re a Liberal Democrat I wouldn’t get your hopes up too high about getting Brian in power.
Elsewhere in the world of politics, Barrack Obama looks set to secure himself the democratic candidacy and is currently top priced 2/9 to be taking on Mc Cain come November. However, those of you who still have faith in Hilary Clinton can back her at 7/2 to represent the democrats. It is the Democrats who are odds on favourites to win the election at 11/20 so a bet on Obama at evens to become the next President of the
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