Clegg behind in the polls, still ahead in the betting
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Some more fascinating Ashcroft polling out today which, overall, doesn’t look too bad for the Lib Dems.
The one big exception is Nick Clegg’s situation in Sheffield Hallam, with another poll showing Labour on course to take his seat. Before this new poll electionforecast gave Clegg an 83% chance of holding on whereas the Polling Observatory‘s last forecast had him at 14%. The Ladbrokes’ odds this morning rated him as a 71% chance.
Clegg’s odds have drifted from 2/5 to 4/7 as a result of today’s poll. That works out to suggest he still has around a 57% chance of winning.
The other big movers in reaction to today’s surveys:
- Tories in to 1/8 from 1/2 to retain Camborne & Redruth
- Liberal Democrats go from 10/11 to 1/3 to hold Cambridge
You can find all of our betting on every single UK constituency here.
