West Bromwich East has been a constituency for more than 40 years and had a MP for every one of them.

Bookies see little chance of that changing in the 2015 General Election.

, principally known as a thorn in the side of Rupert Murdoch, can sleep fairly safely according to Ladbrokes, who make his chances of retaining the seat 50/1 on.

’s Steve Latham is considered the next most likely, at 12/1, while Ladbrokes makes Olivia Seccombe a 50/1 outsider for victory.

The are the rank outsiders for success in West Bromwich East, at 100/1.

All odds are subject to change and were correct at the time this story was written.

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