The Old Bexley & Sidcup Odds Herald A Conservative Hold

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If you ask where you can find Old Bexley & Sidcup odds are people won’t know. Not unless they live there. It hovers on the southeast outskirts of London and is, electorally, a safe Conservative seat. That’s why online sportsbook sites in the UK like Bet365 are giving the Tories just 1/20 to hold it in the up-coming by-election. However, as the government flits from scandal to scandal just how much of their majority will they lose? And how much is too much to keep Boris about? 

Looking at the Old Bexley & Sidcup odds you could be tempting into thinking there’s nothing to see. Certainly, you can bet on the Conservatives hoping that’s your attitude. The fewer people paying attention the better as far as they’re concerned. They know they’re unlikely to hang on to all of their majority from the general election. Just how much the opposition can erode from that majority is the big question. Especially as the government stumbles from crisis to scandal again.

Lose enough and the party will start to wonder what they can do to stop the rot. Not that they’ll need think about it too long. The answer is rather obvious. They’ll have to ditch Boris Johnson. The grassroots of the party might not like that, but the 1922 Committee is unlikely to care much. They are likely to feel that, long-term, popularity can’t replace competence. Hence you will find Bet365 and other online betting sites in the UK offering 7/4 on Boris not seeing out 2022 as PM.

By-Election Turns Into Popularity Poll For Boris 

Now obviously you can’t bet on Boris Johnson taking a hint. He’ll want to battle on to the bitter end. He’ll deny there’s any problem with his leadership. He would. In the same way he attempts to brush aside all the sleaze stories which pile up on him and his colleagues daily. Trouble is, the numbers won’t lie. The Old Bexley & Sidcup odds might make for good reading, but Boris is unlikely to like the results. They’ve become a bellwether on him keeping his job much longer.

Old Bexley & Sidcup Odds

• Monster Raving Loony Party – 500/1
• Heritage Party – 500/1
• English Democrats – 500/1
• UKIP – 500/1
• Christian Peoples Alliance – 500/1
• Rejoin EU – 250/1
• Green Party – 200/1
• Liberal Democrats – 100/1
• Reform UK – 33/1
• Labour Party – 8/1
• Conservative Party – 1/20

A bellwether, for those who don’t know, is a trend indicator. It shows what you can expect in a wider sphere later on. Shepherds used to put a bell around the neck of a wether, the sheep leading a flock. So they could track it more easily. Of course, all wethers were castrated rams. Something Boris Johnson, politically at least, may soon resemble. So, whilst those who like to bet on politics in the UK may find the Old Bexley & Sidcup odds dull, they’re hiding what is to come.

Bet365 Has All The Old Bexley & Sidcup Odds

Naturally, you can bet on the Labour Party to do their best. They so often do. However, the odds on the Labour Party suggest it won’t be enough. They get barely 8/1 in the Old Bexley & Sidcup odds at online bookies in the UK like Bet365. Compared to those 1/20 odds on the Conservative Party retaining the seat, they’re ghastly. Still you can at least bet on the Old Bexley & Sidcup by-election to provide Labour with hope. Unlike some of the other candidates trying their luck.

“Sleaze is more like a corrosive fog than an immediate problem.”

• Professor Rob Ford, Politics Dept. Manchester University

Bet365 give the Liberal Democrats 100/1 to win, and if they increase their vote at all it’ll be miraculous. They’re not so much on their way back as on their way out. Likewise the Greens will put in a showing, but don’t take advantage of UK gambling laws to back them. They’re 200/1 for a reason. Of course, if you need a longshot, the odds on the Old Bexley & Sidcup by-election can provide. Just bet on Mad Mike Young of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party at 500/1.

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We take a look at how the Old Bexley & Sidcup odds probably give Boris Johnson false hope he can keep his job till the next election.