2010 GENERAL ELECTION SEAT COUNT LATEST ODDS

There are still plenty of betting markets available on today’s General Election and some of the most interesting ones involve the total number of seats and whether some of the lesser parties will earn themselves a seat or not. Let’s dive right in then, shall we?

In terms of an outright seat count, the Conservatives are favoured to get between 301 and 350 with that option priced at 2/5. Should they get between 251 and 300 then you’re looking at a 2/1 price. 351 to 400 pays out at 4/1 and that will probably be the option that die-hard Conservative supporters will be laying their money on.
Labour are favoured for between 201 and 250, with that selection carrying a 4/5 price. 150-200 is not out of the question though and that’s trading at 13/8. 251 to 300 pays out at 9/4 and that is also a very plausible selection. Things can really go a variety of different ways for Labour and I imagine it’s a very interesting state of affairs right now at Labour Party Headquarters.
Nick Clegg’s Lib Dems are favoured for 80 or more at 2/5 while 70 to 79 pays out at an 11/4 price tag. Between 60 and 69 seats pays out at 9/2.
The British National Party are not favoured to win a seat and you can bet against the BNP at 1/5, but if you think they will win a seat in today’s election then you’re looking at a 3/1 price. It does look possible, but not entirely plausible if you get my drift. The BNP are favoured for less than 500,000 votes at 8/13 but they could crack the half-million mark and if they do, you’re looking at 5/4 for anywhere between 500,000 and 1,000,000.
The Green Party look in the hunt to get at least one seat. Paddy Power has priced them at 4/9 to get at least one seat while no seats for the Green Party pays out at 13/8.
The Scottish National Party look poised for a pick-up of between 6 to 10 seats with that selection favoured at a 4/9 price. The SNP getting between 11 to 15 pays out at 9/4 and that looks like it could pan out. Between 0 and 5 will reward at 6/1.