Next Labour Leader Betting

With Tony Blair"s recent declaration of his intention to resign as leader of the Labour Party, the race to find his successor is on.

Although Blair has announced his intention to step down within a year, some pundits are predicting that he could go sooner rather than later, particularly to allow his successor to be established before the Elections in May 2007.

Clear favourite to replace Blair is his old "enemy" Chancellor Gordon Brown, who is currently gaining the lion"s share of attention from political pundits. Brown is followed by Alan Johnson, the current Secretary of State for Education, and Labour Home Secretary John Reid. David Miliband and Alan Millburn are also highly placed. Beleagured Deputy Leader John Prescott remains an outside bet.

Labour Leadership Betting Information

Online bookmakers are currently long term markets for the leadership with fixed odds for expected candidates.

For free bets on who will be the next leader of the labour party, we recommend Paddy Power, who are offering odds for predicting when Blair will step down in addition to the standard next leader market. Bets are also available at Bet365, Stan James, VCBet, and Blue Square.