Conservatives now 8/1 to pull off a shock by-election double

The Conservatives are being heavily backed to pull off a shock double by-election win according to the latest odds.

With victory in Copeland looking all but sewn up at 1/3, money is still pouring in for a Tory win in Stoke-on-Trent.

And it’s now just a 6/1 chance that Jack Brereton is elected having been chalked up as a 50/1 outsider only a week ago.

Following Tristram Hunt’s resignation last month, Labour and UKIP (9/4) have been jostling for favouritism.

But with Paul Nuttall’s vote coming under increasing pressure, that’s left Jeremy Corbyn’s party in pole position for the Staffordshire seat at 4/7.

Jessica Bridge of Ladbrokes said: “Political punters are continuing to back the Tories in Stoke and it’s not out of the realms of possibility they pull off an unprecedented by-election double.”

Ladbrokes Latest Betting:

Stoke-on-Trent by-election

Labour – 4/7

UKIP – 9/4

Conservatives – 6/1

Liberal Democrats – 50/1

500/1 bar

Copeland by-election

Conservatives – 1/3

Labour – 9/4

UKIP – 50/1

Liberal Democrats – 50/1

200/1 bar

By-election doubles

Labour to win Stoke & lose Copeland – Evens

Labour to lose both – 9/4

Labour to win both – 11/4

Labour to win Copeland & lose Stoke – 14/1

Conservatives to win both – 8/1

UKIP to win both – 50/1

Liberal Democrats to win both – 66/1

Click here for the latest by-election odds.

All Odds and Markets are correct as of the date of publishing