Tag Archives: Labour Party

Following last week’s disastrous UK General Election which saw the Labour Party post a 9% decline in constituency seats to 232 (2010 Election: 256). The left-wing political party must now tackle the critical choice of who will be its leader following the departure of Ed Miliband. Less than a week since the conclusion of the UK General Election (7 May), …

The Daily Telegraph has reported that several hedge funds have ramped up their bets against Ladbrokes Plc, ahead of the 7 May UK General Election. The newspaper reports that the proportion of shares out on loan, a metric for short-selling has risen by 8.9%, the highest Ladbrokes has seen since October 2013. At present Ladbrokes are the seventh most shorted …

With the UK General Election voting day less than a month away, bookmaker Boylesports has published in-depth data into their General Election betting markets. At present it appears that the Conservative Party have the upper as they head the betting at 2/5 to win the most seats. Labour Party are next at 7/4 with UKIP and Liberal Democrat’s all but out …