CelloMom On CarsIn the US, a 4% differential is called a landslide.
This is a rout.
But HOW did Reform get more seats than SNP?
The final numbers skew even more toward Labour: 412 seats vs 121 for Conservatives.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/uk/uk-election-results-tracker-map-2024-intl/index.html
Reform get "only" 4. Better than 13, worse than zero.
And Greens now have 4 seats!
But they have 6.8% of the popular vote: under proportional representation they would have 44 seats. Forty-four! Shows you how undemocratic that "first past the post" system is, separated by voting district.
OTOH Reform would have had a lot more seats as well.
Here's the Guardian gloating a bit over high profile Tories who lost their seats.
[Edit to add;] I feel the gloat. Yes I do.
Debbie Goldsmith 🏳️⚧️♾️🇺🇦