2010 GENERAL ELECTION LATEST ODDS SHOW CONSERVATIVES ON TOP WITH A HUNG PARLIAMENT

If the bookies odds are to be believed for today’s general election, it looks like David Cameron’s Conservatives will coast to victory today with Paddy Power pricing them as the 1/20 favourites. A hung parliament also looks quite likely and you’ll find that listed at 8/15 while the odds on a Conservative majority are priced at 11/8.

It looks like Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats are not going to pull off the tremendous shock that many expected a few weeks ago, but you can rest assured that Michael Clegg will soon be appointed the deputy Prime Minister. Paddy has priced that at a slim 1/4 with the only other plausible option being foreign secretary, where he carries odds of 6/4.
One thing that must be noted about the Lib Dems is that they will produce their best result in any British Election with a 1/50 price to do so. They are favoured to win 80 or more seats at 2/5 but they don’t look like they will crack triple digits with 100 or more Liberal Democrat seats trading at 7/2.
The Liberal Democrats are favoured for least votes with a 2/5 price while the Labour Party are still in with a shout to get the wooden spoon with a 7/4 listing.
The question of whether the Lib Dems will form a coalition still remains unanswered and Paddy Power seems to think that they will not form a coalition with anybody as no coalitions is priced at 5/6. A Labour coalition is at 5/2 while pairing up with the conservatives will reward at the same price.
If you think Labour are poised to win less seats than the Lib Dems, then you’re looking at a 10/1 price tag.
In regards to who will actually be declared Prime Minister, David Cameron is trading at a 1/10 price with Nick Clegg available at 18/1 and Gordon Brown still in the running at 11/2. Barring any massive surprises, we should be set for some real politicking over the next few days as we could see a Coalition govern Britain, the only question is- who is it going to be?