By Election Betting Odds

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UK By Elections

By-Elections often alert a Government to change its path.
By-Election betting has grown over the last twenty years with the best betting sites offering a range of markets.
The Chester and Stretford & Urmston By-Elections will take place in December 2022.

Stretford and Urmston By Election

The Labour Party got 60% of the vote in the seat at the 2019 General Election. The bookmakers have Labour at a very short price to hold the seat at the By-Election.

By Elections in the UK

Date	Constituency	Sitting MP	Party	Reason	Result	Winning MP
15th December 2022	Stretford and Urmaston	Kate Green	Labour	Resignation
1st December 2022	City of Chester	Christian Matheson	Labour	Resignation
TBC	West Lancashire	Rosie Cooper	Labour	Resignation
24th June 2022	Tiverton & Honiton	Neil Parish	Conservative	Resignation	Liberal Democrat Gain	Richard Foord
24th June 2022	Wakefield	Imran Ahmed Khan	Conservative	Resigned	Labour Gain	Simon Lightwood
3rd March 2022	Birmingham (Erdington)	Jack Dromey	Labour	Death	Labour Hold	Paulette Hamilton
3rd February 2022	Southend West	Sir David Amess	Conservative	Death	Conservative Hold	Anna Firth
16th December 2021	Shropshire North	Owen Paterson	Conservative	Resignation	Liberal Democrat Gain	Helen Morgan
6th May 2021	Hartlepool	Mike Hill	Labour	Resignation	Conservative Gain	Jill Mortimer

North Shropshire Shock

In 2021Conservative MP Owen Patterson resigned after a report by the Parliamentary Commissioner For Standards. The subsequent By Election saw the Tories lose the seat by a landslide.

Day Of The Week

In the United Kingdom, the majority of General Elections and By-Elections are held on a Thursday.

Why are By Elections Held?

A By-Election is held when a parliamentary seat becomes vacant in between General Elections.

The voting for a new MP allows that parliamentary seat (Constituency) to have representation in the House of Commons.

The reasons By-Elections take place could be for any of the following reasons:

Death
Resignation
Bankruptcy
Moves to the House Of Lords
Convicted of a criminal offence

Until the election is held the MP from the neighbouring constituency looks after the vacant seat.

By Election Betting

The best betting sites that feature on OLBG.com will offer By-Election odds.

There is normally at least a month when prices are available for the candidates.

The odds will fluctuate with media reporting every gaffe made.

Only twice since the 1980s has the party in government won a By-Election (1982 Mitcham and Morden & 2021 Hartlepool).

The Government of the day normally loses By-Elections with voters giving them a bloody nose as a protest against their Westminster policies.

The Biggest By Election Swing

In 1982 a swing of just over 44% secured victory for the Liberal Party in Bermondsey which had been a safe Labour seat.

Placing A By Election Bet

How To Place A By-Election Bet

There is nothing complicated about betting on a By-Election, it is another betting market like a list of horses for the Grand National

You simply need to go to your favourite betting app and head to the Politics section in the menu and select the By-Election you are interested in.

If you do not have an active online betting account, then head over to our best betting sites section where you will see a list of bookmakers available in the UK.

We have in-depth bookmaker reviews so you can see what other users think of them before deciding, or head over to the free bets page where you can see the list of welcome offers currently available from all UK betting sites.

All you need do is click on the candidate or party.
This will open up the bet slip, at which point you will see confirmation of the betting odds being offered
Now you choose your stake - most betting sites will show you how much you can expect to have returned if your prediction is correct.
If you are happy, simple hit, PLACE BET, to confirm your selection, stake, and bet.
You will be given a receipt for your bet and it will appear in your open bets in your account details.
Then it's just a matter of waiting to see who wins the By-Election.

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