Greg Hands Odds On Favourite to Win in Chelsea and Fulham
All major bookies predict Conservative candidate will retain seat
Left to right; Top, Nicola Horlick and Greg Hands. Below, Sam Morland and Matt Uberoi
Tory candidate Greg Hands looks odds on to retain his seat in Chelsea and Fulham, according to the latest betting odds for the constituency.
The Oddshecker site says that all the major bookmakers are predicting a win by the Conservative candidate, who has been the MP since 2010, when the constituency was created.
In the last General Election in 2017, he won the seat with a majority of over 8,000.
According to Oddschecker, the best odds for the Conservatives are currently from Betvictor which has Mr Hands at 1/4.
Betvictor has Lib Dem candidate Nicola Horlick second at 4/1 and Labour's Matt Uberoi third at 7/1.
The site has the fourth candidate at 200/1, though on the site the candidate is listed wrongly as representing the Green Party when in fact the fourth candidate in Chelsea and Fulham is the Animal Welfare Party's Sam Morland.
Oddschecker spokesperson Callum Wilson says: "As the general election fast approaches and various poll results begin to paint a picture of the likely outcome on 12th December, the betting markets can be a valuable resource.
"Our projections currently have the Conservative party holding 361 seats following the election, comfortably enough for a Tory majority. The money has pointed to a Tory landslide for a long time and as punters now focus on the specific constituencies, the story remains the same."
According to Oddschecker, the Conservative Party is currently on odds of 2/5 to gain an overall majority. After a Conservative win, the most likely outcome is no overall majority, which is currently on odds of 12/5. The odds of a Labour majority are much lower, at 33/1.
We have contacted the candidates to ask for their comments.
November 29, 2019