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What the British people voted for, and what they received

Posted by Greg
Tags: politics, united kingdom, elections

Just the facts, for now. This election holds huge significance, and the impact of the UK's First Past The Post voting system provides crucial context for understanding the result.

Party Share of Votes Total Seats Share of Seats
Conservative 43.6% 364 56.0%
Labour 32.2% 203 31.2%
Scottish National Party 3.9% 48 7.4%
Liberal Democrat 11.5% 11 1.7%
Democratic Unionist Party 0.8% 8 1.2%
Sinn Féin 0.6% 7 1.1%
Plaid Cymru 0.5% 4 0.6%
Social Democratic and Labour Party 0.4% 2 0.3%
Green 2.7% 1 0.15%
Alliance 0.4% 1 0.15%
Brexit 2% 0 0%
Ind 0.6% 0 0%
Change 0% 0 0%
Other 0.8% 0 0%

All data from The Guardian, with 649/650 seats declared (still awaiting St Ives).

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    Party Share of Votes Total Seats Share of Seats Conservative 43.6% 364 56.0% Liberal Democrat 11.5% 11 1.7% First past the post up to it's usual antics again I see.
    Party Share of Votes Total Seats Share of Seats
    Conservative 43.6% 364 56.0%
    Liberal Democrat 11.5% 11 1.7%

    First past the post up to it's usual antics again I see.

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