Edwards withdraws from election

Mark Edwards has withdrawn from the race to be president.

Edwards is believed to have cited a build-up of university work and other personal reasons for dropping out.

The news leaves three candidates left in the race to be President: Sarah Edwards, Gavin Jones and Chris Ward. Edwards was running as part of a trio with Adam Slaughter and David Watters - we’ll see if they back another President candidate or stick as a duo. Edwards was expected to command the sports vote, but this could shift to Sarah Edwards who could expect to inherit voters who would have backed Mark Edwards.

Going on facebook group members the current favourite for President is Gavin Jones on 395 group members, Chris Ward is second on 149, while Sarah Edwards carries 89 members. Mark Edwards’ shared group with Slaughter and Watters currently has 112 members. But will facebook support translate into solid votes?