UK UK general election, July 4

[Andre]

Stepping back from this shitshow for the Conservatives, I wonder if this will see real impetus for changing the election system in the UK from First past the post, to preferential voting. Conservative + Reform has been around the same as Labour. If they'd had preferential voting, most of those would have gone to the other as a preference before Labour, with one of them holding many of the seats lost. As it stands they've just ensured neither are getting many. Behind closed doors there'd be many three cheers for Farange at Labour celebrations.

 

[Gough]

Maidenhead could go to the Lib Dems for the first time.

 

[Hank Scorpion]

25% swing in Cannock Chase

George Galloway loses and salty enough to not be on the podium for the declaration

 

[Cap]

Stepping back from this shitshow for the Conservatives, I wonder if this will see real impetus for changing the election system in the UK from First past the post, to preferential voting. Conservative + Reform has been around the same as Labour. If they'd had preferential voting, most of those would have gone to the other as a preference before Labour, with one of them holding many of the seats lost. As it stands they've just ensured neither are getting many. Behind closed doors there'd be many three cheers for Farange at Labour celebrations.

Didn't the UK reject preference voting only recently, i think 2011/12?

 

[Hank Scorpion]

Of 13 reform seats on the exit poll, 5 declared and only Ashfield went their way (3 Labour, 1 Tory)

They are massively underperforming

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Stepping back from this shitshow for the Conservatives, I wonder if this will see real impetus for changing the election system in the UK from First past the post, to preferential voting. Conservative + Reform has been around the same as Labour. If they'd had preferential voting, most of those would have gone to the other as a preference before Labour, with one of them holding many of the seats lost. As it stands they've just ensured neither are getting many. Behind closed doors there'd be many three cheers for Farange at Labour celebrations.

First past the post is shit, but Lol. Conservative + Reforms would no doubt be all for it at this stage, but why would Labour? It wasn't offered when Lib Dems were eating into their vote at times.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Labour have taken Kilmarnock from the SNP

 

[Ballarat Bob]

Didn't the UK reject preference voting only recently, i think 2011/12?

Yep and the Conservatives were dead against it. Not sure they are quite in the position where they would want to push it yet. They have a few years to try and recover and see if Reform will become legitimate or just a one off protest vote.

 

[MrKK]

Didn't the UK reject preference voting only recently, i think 2011/12?

I could be wrong but from memory it was proportional representation that was rejected, not preference voting.

EDIT: I was wrong, damn useless memory lol.

 

[Hank Scorpion]

Greens are getting some decent vote shares in the urban areas. Into a comfortable second in Norwich Sth and Finsbury.

 

[Al Heimer]

Damn it, Georgey Galloway lost Rochdale. Guess he might try running with the MRLP next time.

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[Happy Mastenator]

Obviously a lot of the South to come, but lol. How can you win only 3 of 26 seats you held.

This will be up there with Maggie dying as a top 2 day for the left in the last 15 yearrs.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

It keeps getting worse. What happens first? They win 10 seats or lose 50?

Going to be neck and neck. Currently on track to win 8 by the time they've lost 52.....

 

[Hank Scorpion]

Lib Dems are hitting all their targets and more.

Folkestone the first of former Tory leader seats to fall.

 

[Saint]

The SNP collapse is a pretty big story, far bigger than Reform taking a few seats from Conservatives. But it's reform getting early headlines despite them being the 5th biggest story.

Biggest story:

Tory collapse
Labour landslide and massive majority
Lib Dems huge gains
SNP collapse
Reform starting
Sinn Fein majority in NI seats.

 

[Stokey]

Interesting that in such a landslide Starmer's vote share was down from the last election

 

[Hank Scorpion]

Tory vote drops 9% in Leicester East, and they gain it from Labour on a vote split.

Ditto IDS' seat.

 

[spinynorman]

17% swing against Labour in Starmer’s constituency.

 

[Hank Scorpion]

In better news, Hexham has gone Labour for the first time ever, and Grant Shapps gone.

 

[EagleMan87]

Interesting that in such a landslide Starmer's vote share was down from the last election

Not surprising, he's Tory-lite.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

17% swing against Labour in Starmer’s constituency.

In line with the swing against Conservative w***ers....

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Going to be neck and neck. Currently on track to win 8 by the time they've lost 52.....

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Down to the wire on 10 or 50 first.

 

[Ballarat Bob]

This is insane and a lot of the Labour gains are rusted on Conservative seats.
SNP have been declining since the scandal with Sturgeons husband and change of leadership.
Farage is already starting to crow. Hope like hell he doesn't get a seat.

 

[Stokey]

Not surprising, he's Tory-lite.

Just as Blair was Labour-lite in 97.

 

[Hank Scorpion]

Lol, this is pure chaos. Labour lose Leicester South.

Lib Dems are knocking over Tory majorities of 20,000