Election Night...

[Sir Tigger KC]

Labour have got their thumping majority with 36% of the vote, less than Jeremy Corbyn managed in 2017! 

[Nick W]

Only a 60% voter turn out I think most folks are pi55ed off with it all.

That's a gradual decline through the last twenty years worth of national elections. The only one that exceeded 70% was the Brexit referendum. It averaged around 75% for the entire 20th century.


That's unarguably a trend, but it's hardly a recent one.

[ronnyd]

A few weeks ago i said that if the Tories put a blue rosette on a chimp it would still get in. (Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket). Well, how wrong was i? We now have an ear, nose and throat consultant surgeon as our Labour, MP.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Labour have got their thumping majority with 36% of the vote, less than Jeremy Corbyn managed in 2017! 

This demonstrates a lack of enthusiasm by us Brits especially when based on a poor 60% or 6/10 turnout.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Almsot all votes counted now.

Libdems. 3.5 million votes and 71 seats.

Reform. 4.1 million votes and 4 seats.

I think Ive finally been converted to the opinion that first past the post has to change. Its indefensible in a multi party system.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Almsot all votes counted now.

Libdems. 3.5 million votes and 71 seats.

Reform. 4.1 million votes and 4 seats.

I think Ive finally been converted to the opinion that first past the post has to change. Its indefensible in a multi party system.

Not a fan of PR because it generally leads to compromised decisions......but when you look at the statistics above it makes you wonder if a better way can be found.

I suppose most Libdem seats are rural where 12 men a whippet and a goat is enough for  thumping majority. 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Ive always felt the same, but this really has to change to something better.

Labour have just won a thumping majority with the votes of approx. 20% of the electorate.

[Doctor Gollum]

So, 0.9% of the results in, and Labour are 6/6.

However, 5 of those are moot as they're seat that they've held. Whilst the outcome is the same, it isn't quite the same thing as a gain.

Looking at it, in outright numbers: I suspect Reform will see more votes this time than Labour managed last time, and Labour will receive less votes this time than Conservatives last time.

So:
Reform to exceed 10,300,000.
Labour to not exceed 13,966,000.
Conservatives to fail to reach 9,000,000.

Well...

Labour 9,686,329
Reform 4,092,209
Conservative 6,814,650

In the immortal words of Jim Steinmann/Meatloaf... Two outta three ain't bad. But it's hardly a ringing endorsement of Labour.

Under a different system, we could have woken to a Conservative/Reform coalition.

[Doctor Gollum]

Northern Ireland might be in for a rough ride too now the IRA hold a majority

[Doctor Gollum]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/results

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

So, 0.9% of the results in, and Labour are 6/6.

However, 5 of those are moot as they're seat that they've held. Whilst the outcome is the same, it isn't quite the same thing as a gain.

Looking at it, in outright numbers: I suspect Reform will see more votes this time than Labour managed last time, and Labour will receive less votes this time than Conservatives last time.

So:
Reform to exceed 10,300,000.
Labour to not exceed 13,966,000.
Conservatives to fail to reach 9,000,000.

Well...

Labour 9,686,329
Reform 4,092,209
Conservative 6,814,650

In the immortal words of Jim Steinmann/Meatloaf... Two outta three ain't bad. But it's hardly a ringing endorsement of Labour.

Under a different system, we could have woken to a Conservative/Reform coalition.

Seems low, Al.

I believe John 'grey' Major getting something like 13 or 14 million in 1992 and that was far from a landslide.

Could be wrong though without checking the figures.

[Doctor Gollum]

Link above was correct when I posted it

[Migalot]

Ive always felt the same, but this really has to change to something better.

Labour have just won a thumping majority with the votes of approx. 20% of the electorate.

Agreed. 100%.

[Doctor Gollum]

Also, to the point of the '92 election, the population was somewhat less and turnout was 79% iirc, so the actual number of available votes available would have been similar based on turn out.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Northern Ireland might be in for a rough ride too now the IRA hold a majority

Heartbreaking.