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- Labour are favourites to win a potential Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election
- Current MP Margaret Ferrier faces calls to step down
- What is by-election betting?
Labour are favourites to win a potential Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election
Betting on by-elections is growing in popularity with more taking place in recent months and it looks like we may well have another on the way in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency.
Bookmakers are offering odds on who the winner would be in the potential Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election and it's Labour who are the favourites in the market.
The Glasgow Times reports that Scottish Labour will "throw everything" at winning the Rutherglen and Hamilton West seat according to party leader Anas Sarwar.
Smarkets now say there's a 90% chance of Labour winning the seat with the SNP having just a 20% chance according to the latest betting odds.
| Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election winner
|
Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1/10 | 90.9% |
| SNP | 4/1 | 20% |
| Conservative | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 11/1 | 8.3% |
Current MP Margaret Ferrier faces calls to step down
Margaret Ferrier has faced massive pressure to step down in her role as the member of parliament for the Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in recent weeks.
The Parliament’s Standards Committee published their report on the conduct of Ferrier during the Covid lockdown with several rule breaches happening.
Ferrier now faces calls to resign from the role but it may well be that a recall petition is triggered if MPs back the suspension that was suggested by the PSC.
If 10% of registered voters sign the petition within six weeks then Ferrier will lose her seat and the by-election will take place.
What is by-election betting?
Our by-election betting guide gives full detail into what the markets mean when it comes to by-elections.
By-Elections occur between General Elections when a seat becomes vacant due to a number of different reasons like the ones above for the Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency.
