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General Election 2015: Bookies predict Conservatives will win Solihull scrap

Liberal Democrat Lorely Burt faces an uphill battle to retain her seat against Conservative challenger Julian Knight in Solihull in the 2015 General Election

 

Bookies and pollsters agree Lorely Burt faces a seriously uphill task to hold on to her Solihull seat in 2015.

was the closest race in 2010, with Ms Burt seeing off the by less than half a per cent, and it will again be the Tories challenging in the .

However, the bookies believe journalist Julian Knight, who is standing for the Conservatives, will succeed this year.

Mr Knight is 7/2 on with both Paddy Power and William Hill to secure the seat, while Ladbrokes make him a 3/1 on chance.

By comparison, Ms Burt is considered 3/1 against by Ladbrokes, 5/2 against by Paddy Power and 11/4 against by William Hill.

Phil Henrick will stand for and all three bookmakers give him a 20/1 chance, with the ’ Howard Allen a 25/1 chance.

Nigel Knowles, standing for , is 100/1 against to win in Solihull this year.

Lord Ashcroft’s poll into Solihull suggests the Conservatives are set to win it from the Lib Dems despite votes actually falling since the 2010 General Election.