UK bookmaker William Hill has suggested that those placing wagers on the outcome of this week’s general election are still divided on who will be prime minister.
The company is offering odds of 10/11 for each of David Cameron of the Conservatives and Ed Miliband of Labour to end up in Number 10 after the country goes to the polls on Thursday.
When it comes to which party will win the most seats, the Conservatives are 1/6, Labour 7/2 and a dead heat is 25/1.
It has already received a wager of £200,000 at 2/9 that there will be a hung parliament – delivering a potential profit of £44,444.
“With this general election the toughest to predict of any we have taken bets on, we’ve always believed that many shrewd political punters would wait until almost the last minute to place their bets, so that they would be in a possession of as much information about the parties and candidates,” said spokesman Graham Sharpe. “We expect to see a great betting surge as the campaign comes to an end.
“This will be the first eight-figure betting turnover general election and £25m is likely to be at stake on the outcome.”
