General Election Betting : HID Politics

News of the World: Can Labour capitalise on Cameron links?

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:45:45 +0000

What does the News of the World phone-hacking scandal and the arrest of the Prime Minister's former-press man mean for politics betting? asks Max Liu.

Politics Betting: Miliband must pass by-election test

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:21:17 +0000

Labour's leader is said to be embattled but Paul Krishnamurty believes that the party remain the most likely to win the next General Election. The upcoming by-election in Inverclyde could tell us a lot though...

Tories fail to win overall majority - bettors turn attention to second election in 2010

Fri, 07 May 2010 10:04:18 +0000

Conservatives fail to reach the 326 seat target needed to secure a majority. Betfair customers begin to look at what happens next

Portillo moments, Green seats and early returns - how election night might pan out...

Wed, 05 May 2010 10:06:23 +0000

Eliot Pollak marks your card for the highlights and lowlights of Thursday May 6, 2010

General Election Bet of the Day: Lib Dems to win Streatham

Tue, 04 May 2010 18:02:17 +0000

Nick Clegg's impressive appearance in Streatham could make the difference in this inner-city seat which Paul Krishnamurty believes the Lib Dems are set to steal from Labour.

Hot air specialists Cameron, Brown and Clegg take Westminster

Tue, 04 May 2010 15:29:14 +0000

Betfair launches the world's biggest swing-o-meter in eye-catching fashion

General Election Betting: The complete portfolio

Tue, 04 May 2010 11:06:57 +0000

The leaders look knackered, there are no more debates and the polls aren't shifting. As Britain prepares to make up its mind, Paul Krishnamurty wraps up his 2010 General Election bets.

General Election Bet of the Day - Greens to win a seat @ [1.82]

Mon, 03 May 2010 11:06:31 +0000

Paul Krishnamurty tells us why there's a very good chance that the Green Party will win a seat at this year's election and surprise surprise, it's most likely to come in the most radical part of the country...Brighton.

Jack Houghton's Betting Challenge Week 39: Election selection!

Sun, 02 May 2010 12:58:00 +0000

Our man of many betting tastes goes to the Thursday's election armed with a big hunch on a few marginals...

General Election Bet of the Day: Tories to win Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Sun, 02 May 2010 09:27:30 +0000

Labour's core vote is disintegrating, says Paul Krishnamurty, and previously impregnable seats are not winnable for their opponents

Election Bet of the Day: Conservatives to win Morley & Outwood

Sat, 01 May 2010 08:44:38 +0000

The media vultures looking for Labour's 'Portillo moment' are circling Schools Secretary Ed Balls' and his Yorkshire constituency of Morley and Outwood where a shock looks likelier by the day

Leader's Debate Reaction: Brown is all bricks and no bullion

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:55:26 +0000

Eliot Pollak dissects the major events from Thursday night's leader's debate and things aren't looking good for Gordon Brown ahead of next week's results...

General Election Bet of the Day: Conservatives to win Darlington

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:02:02 +0000

To many this is no more than an outside target for the Tories and the odds would back that up but scratch beneath the surface and you'll see that they're in with a real chance of grabbing this seat...against the odds, says Paul Krishnamurty.

General Election Latest Odds: Cameron the winner in third debate according to Betfair punters

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:34:17 +0000

Punters move towards the Tories after last debate... chances of a Conservative majority up 3% on the night

General Election Bet of the Day: Sell Labour seats at 213

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:46:58 +0000

Meltdown seems likely for Labour - here's one way to profit from it