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- Liberal Democrats are as short as 1/20 to take the Somerton and Frome seat at By-Election this month
- David Warburton left role back in June following allegations around his position
- Further by-election betting for other seats this month
Liberal Democrats are as short as 1/20 to take the Somerton and Frome seat at By-Election this month
The Somerton and Frome constituency is up for grabs later this month with a By-Election set to be held to decide who will replace Conservative MP David Warburton.
Warburton resigned from the role on June 17 and in doing so triggered a by-election to decide who will be the next MP for the Somerton and Frome constituency.
Bookies have made the Liberal Democrats heavy favourites in the market at 1/20 with their odds putting them well clear of anyone else in the running.
Sarah Dyke is the candidate standing for the Lib Dems for this seat and William Hill's latest odds give her a 95% chance of winning at the polls later this month.
| Somerton and Frome By-Election winner
|
Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 1/20 | 95.2% |
| Conservatives | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| Labour | 25/1 | 3.8% |
| Greens | 250/1 | 0.4% |
| Reform UK | 250/1 | 0.4% |
David Warburton left role back in June following allegations around his position
Former Somerton and Frome MP David Warburton resigned from his role on June 17 following accusations of sexual harassment and cocaine use eclipsed his role as an MP.
Reports in Somerset Live looked further at Warburton's resignation highlighting the letter sent to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt where he said the last 14 months had been "extraordinarily difficult".
Warburton said as part of his letter than his reason for resigning was that he was denied a fair hearing by the parliamentary harassment watchdog.
Further by-election betting for other seats this month
By-Election betting is also available for other seats that are up for grabs later this month following a string of Conservative Party resignations.
Boris Johnson's constiuency is up for grabs in Uxbridge & South Ruislip as well as Selby and Ainsty and Mid Bedfordshire too.
Betting on By-Election's grows in popularity month-by-month with more and more constituencies seemingly up for grabs with resignations becoming more common.
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