The Labour party has won over 400 seats (out of 650) in the 2024 UK General Elections, and Keir Starmer is expected to replace Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. The Conservatives, in power for the last fourteen years, have suffered a rout, losing over two-thirds of their seats. The SNP has collapsed in Scotland, mostly to Labour, and the Liberal Democrats have gained over sixty seats.

  • undergroundoverground@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Its missleading to bass too much on that analysis. The parties don’t compete for the popular vote but to concentrate votes within seats they feel they can win.

    No one was aiming to win the popular vote. I agree that’s a problem but we can’t really read to much into the split imo.

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      4 months ago

      Let’s hope my doomongering is just that, with other countries in Europe starting to swing that way I hope it’s not sign of the future.