LADBROKES has cut the price of a snap March General Election following renewed speculation about an early trip to the ballot box. The firm, who are betting on every British constituency, are now 8/1 from 10/1. May remains favourite, but is on the drift to 1/ 4 from 1/6.
Who Will be next PM?
Ladbrokes spokesman, Nick Weinberg, said: “For months now May has been the only show in town for politics punters. But there’s a growing sense that the PM may go early.”
The Conservative Party are 1/12 to win most seats and 2/5 to form an overall majority. Labour are 6/1 and 12/1 respectively.
LATEST BETTING
Month of next General Election
March 2010 8/1
April 2010 7/1
May 2010 1/4
June 2010 12/1
Which party will win most seats in the General Election
Conservatives 1/12
Labour 6/1
Liberal Democrats 100/1
Conservative Overall Majority 2/5
Labour Overall Majority 12/1
Liberal Democrat Overall Majority 200/1
No Overall Majority 5/2
Tory Targets
How far down this list do you have to go before finding a seat that the conservatives will win at the next General Election
Barking 20/1
Hemsworth 16/1
Birmingham Hall Green 14/1
Cambridge 14/1
Scunthorpe 14/1
St Ives 14/1
Darlington 14/1
Ashfield 14/1
Wallasey 14/1
Sunderland Central 12/1
Birmingham Erdington 12/1
Norwich South 10/1
Hampstead & Kilburn 12/1
Brighton Pavilion 16/1
Morley & Outwood 16/1
Eastleigh 20/1
Edinburgh South West 20/1
Dagenham & Rainham 20/1
Watford 25/1
Richmond Park 25/1
Luton South 25/1
Torbay 25/1
Broxtowe 25/1
Redditch 33/1
Croydon Central 33/1
None of the above 33/1
Cabinet Casualties
(Applies to cabinet members at the time of the election. Based on the twenty three full cabinet members as detailed at http://www.parliament.uk/mpslordsandoffices/government_and_opposition/hmg.cfm)
0 Cabinet ministers to lose their seats at the next election 6/4
1 Cabinet minister to lose their seat at the next election 5/1
2 Cabinet ministers to lose their seats at the next election 7/1
3 Cabinet ministers to lose their seats at the next election 8/1
4 Cabinet ministers to lose their seats at the next election 8/1
5 or more Cabinet ministers to lose their seats at the next election 2/1
