LATEST BETTING ODDS FOR SOUTHSHIELDS

 100% of bets think UKIP will get more than 18% of the vote and 100% of all bets think Lib Dems will lose their deposit, whilst 75% think the Conservatives will lose their deposit. A new entry into the market is Mr Monkey who has stormed into 3rd place and is three times more likely to win then a Conservative candidate.

Labour still nailed on favourites and at the moment show a 3% return on your investment. Better than the Bank of England safer than the Bank of Cyprus.

 By-election winner

• Labour 1/33
• UKIP 16/1
• Mr Monkey 33/1

• Conservatives 100/1
• Liberal Democrats 100/1
• John Robertson (IND) 100/1
• BNP 200/1
• Official Monster Raving Loony 500/1