Rochester & Strood byelection odds: 2/5 UKIP 3/1 Cons 8/1 Labour

— Ladbrokes Politics (@LadPolitics) September 28, 2014

 

My initial thinking is to back the Tories and Labour, based on the following tweets last night, and well Labour could come through the middle.

Hopefully other bookies will open markets on this by election.

No 10 source on the Mark Reckless byelection: "We would hope to win it"

— Sam Coates Times (@SamCoatesTimes) September 27, 2014

(Significant because No10 don't say that about Clacton. If they lose….)

— Sam Coates Times (@SamCoatesTimes) September 27, 2014

TSE

UPDATE

Now @BetfairSports have put a market on the Rochester & Strood by-election http://t.co/hrfCWpurAY

— The Screaming Eagles (@TSEofPB) September 28, 2014

My understanding is that UKIP polling in Rochester & Strood before defection had double figure lead with Reckless as candidate.

— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) September 28, 2014

UKIP 1/2 favourites to win Rochester-Stroud by-election with William Hill, who go 9/4 Cons; 7/1 Labour; 100/1 Lib-Dems. #UKIP

— William Hill (@sharpeangle) September 28, 2014