Nigel Skinner Expert Guide
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Wakefield Headlines
- The Labour Red Wall looks likely to start its rebuild in Wakefield according to the best betting sites.
- The Conservatives are on course to lose the West Yorkshire seat it sensationally won in 2019.
- Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party needs to overturn a 3300 Tory majority and the Wakefield By-Election odds heavily favour them to do so.
Wakefield By Election Betting Odds
- The online bookmakers early prices see only one winner in Wakefield and that is the Labour Party.
- It seems irrelevant the quality of the Labour candidate with voters expected to give the Tories a bloody nose.
- Boris Johnson it seems is never out of the headlines with most of them negative, his party look likely to pay the price in Wakefield.
| Political Party | Wakefield Odds | Percentage Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1/100 | 99.01% |
| Conservative | 20/1 | 4.76% |
| Liberal Democrats | 100/1 | 0.99% |
| Reform UK | 150/1 | 0.66% |
| Yorkshire Party | 250/1 | 0.40% |
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Wakefield Voting History
General Election 2019
| Party | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 21283 | 47.3 |
| Labour | 17925 | 39.8 |
| Brexit Party | 2725 | 6.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1772 | 3.9 |
| Yorkshire | 868 | 1.9 |
| Independent | 454 | 1 |
General Election 2017
| Party | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 22987 | 49.7 |
| Conservative | 20811 | 45 |
| Yorkshire | 1176 | 2.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 943 | 2 |
| Independent | 367 | 0.8 |
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