Conservative majority drifting as nation goes to the polls

Voting got underway this morning in Great Britain, and it looks like the nation are struggling to separate the three major parties, with all bookmakers making a hung parliament, in which no party claims an overall majority the 4/6 (VictorChandler) favoured result.

There is expected to be a late surge from the Conservatives to win (11/8, Bluesq) as the party have been campaigning all this week against a hung parliament, rather than against either Labour or the Liberal Democrats.

Neither of those parties realistically look like claiming a majority victory, with Labour a best-priced 33/1 (PaddyPower) to out-poll their rivals, and the Liberals a 100/1 (VictorChandler).

Bwin offer odds of 17/10 that there is an overall majority, by any party, and that is the best place to go if you want to back Dvaid Cameron’s Tories, as they are the only ones likely of achieving that feat.

The Conservatives are just 1/14 (VictorChandler) to win the most seats, with Gordon Brown’s Labour party 12/1 (Totepsort) and Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats 66/1 (BetFred) to pull off a shock.

With the three candidates closer than ever before, it promises to be an interesting day of swings, and all markets will be worth keeping an eye on.

*All odds are correct as of 10am GMT 6th May 2010