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- Liberal Democrats are 1/7 favourites to win this month's Tiverton and Honiton by-election
- Wakefield By-Election also taking place in June, with Labour 1/50 favourites for that seat
- Boris Johnson is under pressure after narrow no confidence vote win
Liberal Democrats are 1/7 favourites to win this month's Tiverton and Honiton by-election
The Tiverton and Honiton by-election is due to be held on the 23rd June with the MP there resigning last month.
Neil Parish was the previous MP for Tiverton and Honiton but resigned last month due to admitting to viewing pornography in the House of Commons.
Bookies feel there's no contest who wins the by-election later this month, with the Liberal Democrats 1/7 favourites to win the seat.
| Tiverton and Honiton by-election winner
|
Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 1/7 | 87.5% |
| Conservatives | 4/1 | 20% |
| Labour | 66/1 | 1.5% |
| Greens | 250/1 | 0.4% |
Since the seat's creation back in 1997, it has always remained as a Conservative constituency, but that looks to be changing this time around.
Richard Foord is the Liberal Democrats candidate for the Tiverton and Honiton by-election.
Foord is a former Army major looking to overturn the Conservatives' 24,239 majority in the usually safe seat for the party.
Wakefield By-Election also taking place in June
The Wakefield by-election will be taking place on the same day as Tiverton and Honiton's and again it looks like the Conservatives' will lose this seat.
Former Conservative MP for Wakefield Imran Ahmad Khan resigned from his role after his conviction for sexually assaulting a 15 year-old boy back in 2008.
Labour are heavy 1/50 favourites to win this seat after losing it originally in 2019 in what was a shock result at the time.
| Wakefield by-election winner
|
Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1/50 | 98% |
| Conservatives | 16/1 | 5.9% |
| Liberal Democrats | 50/1 | 2% |
| Reform UK | 100/1 | 1% |
| Greens | 250/1 | 0.4% |
| Yorkshire Party | 250/1 | 0.4% |
Judging by the bookmaker's odds for the Wakefield by-election, Labour have a massive 98% chance of winning in this constituency.
It truly looks like a one horse race, with the Conservatives only having a 5.9% chance of winning the seat which will be no surprise to most with the manner in which the previous MP resigned.
Boris Johnson is under pressure after narrow no confidence vote win
The pressure has ramped up further on Boris Johnson after his narrow no confidence vote win earlier this week.
Johnson had 41% of the vote against him on Monday, refusing to support him in a vote of confidence.
In what has since been described as 'damaging', Johnson will have been shocked by the tight margin of his win.
Jeremy Hunt is the favourite to take over as the leader of the Conservatives if Boris Johnson was to resign.
Our news article looks further into who may replace Johnson and wether it's just Hunt or if there are more candidates.
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