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May 1, 2008

by Alex Barker

Conservative Home call it for Boris

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Minutes after the polls closed and a good 20 hours before we can expect the official result, Conservative Home have called the London mayoral race for Boris Johnson. Brave stuff.

The betting markets have moved heavily against Ken Livingstone. According to punters at Betfair, he now has just a 15 per cent chance of winning.

This graph shows the pattern of betting on Livingstone through the entire campaign.

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