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minus-squareMrNesser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoThis was in the bag as soon as they went to 2nd round. Those that were going to vote reform did so on the first preference. It was probably quite rare to find a reform vote on 2nd preference while labour would have been a backup vote for many.
minus-squareApepollo11@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoLabour nearly had it in the first round, with 47% of the vote already. Reform would have needed virtually every single person to have put them as their second choice. That said, the number of second round votes to each party were surprisingly close… FIRST ROUND VOTES Labour and Co-operative Party: 251,449 Reform UK: 111,928 Green Party: 64,968 Restore Britain: 46,289 Conservative Party: 41,021 Liberal Democrats: 14,702 Independent: 2,969 SECOND ROUND ADDITIONAL VOTES Labour and Co-operative Party: 58,076 Reform UK: 45,250 ( edit: Forgot to provide link to source GM Elects )
minus-squareMrNesser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI’m surprised at the 2nd round numbers for reform
minus-squareMr Poletski@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agowell they’re from restore and the tories aren’t they
minus-squaremobyduck648@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoGoes to show how badly electoral reform is needed in Westminster, so many votes for the most influential democratic institution are fundamentally wasted.
This was in the bag as soon as they went to 2nd round.
Those that were going to vote reform did so on the first preference.
It was probably quite rare to find a reform vote on 2nd preference while labour would have been a backup vote for many.
Labour nearly had it in the first round, with 47% of the vote already.
Reform would have needed virtually every single person to have put them as their second choice.
That said, the number of second round votes to each party were surprisingly close…
FIRST ROUND VOTES
SECOND ROUND ADDITIONAL VOTES
( edit: Forgot to provide link to source GM Elects )
I’m surprised at the 2nd round numbers for reform
well they’re from restore and the tories aren’t they
Goes to show how badly electoral reform is needed in Westminster, so many votes for the most influential democratic institution are fundamentally wasted.