Will Robert Kenyon win the 2026 Makerfield by-election?
A prediction market on Polymarket. Yes is trading at 25.5¢, implying a 26% probability. 24-hour volume is $237.1K.
- 24-hour volume
- $237.1K
- Total volume
- $732.4K
- Liquidity
- $214.8K
- Hosted on
- Polymarket
- Resolution source
- Polymarket / UMA oracle
About this market
A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Makerfield is expected to be held on June 18, 2026, following the announced resignation of incumbent Josh Simons. This market will resolve according to the candidate who wins the Makerfield parliamentary by-election in 2026. If the election results are not known definitively by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other". The resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting. In case of ambiguity, this market will resolve solely based on official election results as published by Wigan Council (https://www.wigan.gov.uk/).
Frequently asked questions
What is this prediction market about?
This is a Polymarket prediction market asking: "Will Robert Kenyon win the 2026 Makerfield by-election?". Traders buy "Yes" tokens if they think the event will occur, or "No" tokens if they think it will not. Each token's price (in cents on the dollar) represents the market's consensus probability of that outcome.
What is the current probability?
The market currently prices "Yes" at 25.5¢, which implies a 26% probability. "No" trades at 74.5¢. The probability updates in real time as traders buy and sell.
How is the outcome decided?
Resolution follows Polymarket's standard process via UMA's optimistic oracle: a proposed outcome is submitted, and anyone may dispute it within a challenge window before settlement.
What does buying YES or NO actually mean?
"Yes" and "No" are outcome tokens on the Polygon blockchain. Each one pays out $1 in USDC if its outcome resolves true, otherwise $0. If you buy "Yes" at 25.5¢ and the outcome resolves "Yes", you receive $1 per token; if it resolves "No", your "Yes" tokens are worth nothing.
How much trading activity is there?
Over the last 24 hours, $237.1K has been traded on this market. Total volume since the market opened is $732.4K. Current order-book liquidity is $214.8K — the amount that can be filled at or near the mid-price without significant slippage.
Where is this market hosted?
On Polymarket, the largest prediction-market platform in the world. Polymarket runs on the Polygon blockchain and uses USDC as collateral.
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