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May 2024
Bookies name favourite in North Yorkshire mayoral election
Labour's David Skaith is leading the race to be named mayor of York and North Yorkshire, according to Oddschecker.
The betting company said in a press release today Mr Skaith had a 63% chance of victory in today's poll.
Conservative Keane Duncan is second in the betting, with a 30% chance,
Liberal Democrat Felicity Cunliffe-Lister is a distant third at 4% and Green candidate Kevin Foster's odds are put at 3%.
Neither of the independent candidates, Keith Tordoff and Paul Haslam, registered a percentage.
The calculations are based the amount of on money placed on candidates by bookmakers.
A spokesperson for the betting firm said
A total of 59% of total bets through Oddschecker have been for Mr Skaith.
Oddschecker's odds
Oddschecker’s Leon Blackman said:
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