Voters can now place their bets on who will succeed as the next mayor of Watford before the election takes place.

Ladbrokes are predicting who will triumph as Dorothy Thornhill’s successor when she steps down in May.

The opening odds for Liberal Democrat candidate Peter Taylor are 1/2, Labour candidate Jagta Singh Dhindsa is 2/1 and Conservative hopeful George Jabbour’s odds are 8/1.

Watford Observer: