UK General Election '24 - Results Watch Thread
Discussion
crofty1984 said:
prand said:
Vanden Saab said:
Truss gone
Lost a 24k majority. Lost by 600 votes. Oof.Turned up, killed The Queen, made the inflation problem worse, made the UK look financially irresponsible, made people's mortgages more expensive, then f
ked off.crofty1984 said:
prand said:
Vanden Saab said:
Truss gone
Lost a 26,195 majority. Lost by 630 votes. Oof.Turned up, killed The Queen, made the inflation problem worse, made the UK look financially irresponsible, made people's mortgages more expensive, then f
ked off.TwigtheWonderkid said:
Funny that it always needs to change when it works against you, but never when it works for you.
Anne Widdicombe moaning about it, Reform with more votes than the Lib Dems but a fraction of the seats. OK Anne, how often did you raise your concerns about the voting system when you were in govt with the Tories? Also, 16.1m people voted remain and they got no representation.
To quote post referendum rhetoric, you lost, get over it. Will of the people.
Indeed - FPTP will always favour the main parties who have little interest in changing the status quo.Anne Widdicombe moaning about it, Reform with more votes than the Lib Dems but a fraction of the seats. OK Anne, how often did you raise your concerns about the voting system when you were in govt with the Tories? Also, 16.1m people voted remain and they got no representation.
To quote post referendum rhetoric, you lost, get over it. Will of the people.
We had the referendum under the coalition to appease the Lib Dems although imo chose the wrong type to put on the paper (probably designed that way)
Barchettaman said:
Tory vote 2019: 14 million
Tory vote 2024: 6.8 million
Remarkable really.
Although Labours share was only up 2 points and of course Reform took 14% which is the more telling number.Tory vote 2024: 6.8 million
Remarkable really.
I am not sure whether Reform will be able to take many more from Labour next time despite what Farage says.
Boringvolvodriver said:
Although Labours share was only up 2 points and of course Reform took 14% which is the more telling number.
I am not sure whether Reform will be able to take many more from Labour next time despite what Farage says.
Scope to take many more votes from the Conservatives though. In particular in those seats where they were a strong second to Labour this time around. I am not sure whether Reform will be able to take many more from Labour next time despite what Farage says.
What’s also interesting to me is that as long as I can remember the centre left/left vote has been split between LD and Labour, now we see it split on the right and it’s a bloodbath, a complete annihilation.
I can’t see the Tories recovering from this for a generation. There’s no talent, no charismatic personalities there for them, and Farage will continue to leach their core vote.
I can’t see the Tories recovering from this for a generation. There’s no talent, no charismatic personalities there for them, and Farage will continue to leach their core vote.
There were many people who simply decided neither party appealed to them, so if the likes of Farage demonstrate they can achieve what said person wants they may well vote for Reform.
Admittedly, much of what Farage touted would be near impossible to fulfill, but we still need to hear more about Laboure's policies and they won by a landslide.
Farage can now shout from the sidelines about stopping the boats and mini nuclear power stations which will appeal to some non voters.
Admittedly, much of what Farage touted would be near impossible to fulfill, but we still need to hear more about Laboure's policies and they won by a landslide.
Farage can now shout from the sidelines about stopping the boats and mini nuclear power stations which will appeal to some non voters.
ajprice said:
An article on Wales https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd1d91j8z12oWales 2019 to 2024
Rick_1138 said:
Just awake again, dissaointed my seat remained SNP with the fat toad Leadbitter, but only 999 votes in it.
The SNP have had a shake and hopefully will carry on this downward momentum into 2026.
Seems a night of tory votes into reform and voter apathy did for the tories.
Similarly lumbered for another 5 years with a useless SNP incumbent who doesn't reply to letters or emails; much reduced majority and a theoretically easy target for tactical voting with blue, red and orange each having the same vote share, but apparently no appetite for this in the constituency.The SNP have had a shake and hopefully will carry on this downward momentum into 2026.
Seems a night of tory votes into reform and voter apathy did for the tories.
I really couldn't give a sh#t who won as none of the parties have any interest whatsoever in mine or my families welfare so long as they are able to keep shafting me every month with tax but I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the little Englanders comments on the daily fail and them drowning in a pool of their own tears.
Catweazle said:
Barchettaman said:
sixor8 said:
Voting system ha to change. 33.8% share of the vote for Labour, but 63% of the seats??? Barely 3 out 10 actually voted for them. He won't get the easy ride he thinks.
Asked and answered, 2011:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_United_Kingdo...
A resounding ‘no’ vote for proportional representation.
One of the contradictions of any PR campaign is that it isn’t generally favoured by the ruling party; after all, they got in via the existing system!
48k said:
Yes it was. AV is one type of PR system.
Yes, it's the sttest form of PR and as if that wasn't enough the specific model of AV they picked was the sttest form of AV. They were asking the populace whether they preferred a steaming dog st or a steaming dog st rolled in glitter, the british public voted strongly in favour of "no glitter please".hidetheelephants said:
48k said:
Yes it was. AV is one type of PR system.
Yes, it's the sttest form of PR and as if that wasn't enough the specific model of AV they picked was the sttest form of AV. They were asking the populace whether they preferred a steaming dog st or a steaming dog st rolled in glitter, the british public voted strongly in favour of "no glitter please".https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/was-there-a-re...
LimmerickLad said:
hidetheelephants said:
48k said:
Yes it was. AV is one type of PR system.
Yes, it's the sttest form of PR and as if that wasn't enough the specific model of AV they picked was the sttest form of AV. They were asking the populace whether they preferred a steaming dog st or a steaming dog st rolled in glitter, the british public voted strongly in favour of "no glitter please".https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/was-there-a-re...
hidetheelephants said:
LimmerickLad said:
hidetheelephants said:
48k said:
Yes it was. AV is one type of PR system.
Yes, it's the sttest form of PR and as if that wasn't enough the specific model of AV they picked was the sttest form of AV. They were asking the populace whether they preferred a steaming dog st or a steaming dog st rolled in glitter, the british public voted strongly in favour of "no glitter please".https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/was-there-a-re...
hidetheelephants said:
48k said:
Yes it was. AV is one type of PR system.
Yes, it's the sttest form of PR and as if that wasn't enough the specific model of AV they picked was the sttest form of AV. They were asking the populace whether they preferred a steaming dog st or a steaming dog st rolled in glitter, the british public voted strongly in favour of "no glitter please".
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