U.K. Forecasters Say May's Tories Heading for Election Landslide
- Betting and prediction models point to majority of 130
- Prime minister trying to play down victory expectations
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Photographer: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty ImagesTheresa May’s Conservative Party is heading for a landslide win in Britain’s June 8 election, according to a survey of different forecasting methods.
Betting markets and prediction models all point to the Conservatives getting around 390 seats in the House of Commons, giving May a majority of 130, the ElectionsEtc blog reported. The expectation is that almost all of those seats would come from the main opposition Labour Party, with the Liberal Democrats gaining few and the Scottish National Party losing a handful, it said.