Gambling On The UK Election

Election fever is gripping the UK with the election just days away and bookies are predicting the Tories winning.

On Thursday the country will cast their votes to decide who takes the seat of power.

Bookmakers are foretelling that the Tories could scoop 351 seats an increase of 34 seats from the 2017 election.

Major rival, Labour are currently favourites in 210 voting areas across the UK.

If projections are correct this would mean that Jeremy Corbyn’s party would hold 52 fewer seats than after the general election in 2017.

While the Scottish Nationalist Party looks to improve its performance on 2017 according to current analysis by increasing seats by nine and are predicted to win in 44 constituencies in Scotland.

Predictions, however are estimating that the party is not expected to top the 56 seats gained in the 2015 election.

Bookmakers are not predicting a huge shift in other parties with the DUP, Sinn Fein, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party maintaining their current seats.

Three seats are too close to call according to bookmakers with, Bolsover and Coventry North West pricing odds at 10/11 between Conservatives and Labour and in Cheadle between Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.

The gambling industry forecasts more of the status quo according to latest opinion polls.

Betting Odds according to bookies William Hill:

Conservative Party Majority: 1/25

Labour Party Majority: 12/1

Lib Dem Majority: 100/1

Green Majority: 1000/1

Brexit Party Majority: 500/1

 

 

For Boris Johnson to take the lead he needs 25 marginal Labour and Lib Dem seats to swing his way.

Odds for who will be the next UK Prime Minister on January 1^st 2020 according to the gambling industry are:

Boris Johnson

1/4

Jeremy Corbyn

7/2

Michael Gove

25/1

Keir Starmer

40/1

Dominic Raab

50/1

Jo Swinson

50/1

Margaret Beckett

50/1

John McDonnell

66/1

Rebecca Long-Bailey

66/1

Ed Miliband

100/1

There’s a plethora of categories to choose on online gambling sites if politics floats your boat with various odds depending on your preferred bookmakers.

This includes the number of seats each party will win.

Current predictions with only two days to go.

How many Parliamentary seats will the Conservative Party win at the next UK General Election?

Under (346.5)

5/6

Over (346.5)

5/6

Labour Total Seats

How many Parliamentary seats will the Labour Party win at the next UK General Election?

Under (218.5)

5/6

Over (218.5)

5/6

Lib Dems Total Seats

How many Parliamentary seats will the Liberal Democrats win at the next UK General Election?

Under (17.5)

5/6

Over (17.5)