The Labour party has won over 400 seats (out of 650) in the 2024 UK General Elections, and Keir Starmer is expected to replace Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. The Conservatives, in power for the last fourteen years, have suffered a rout, losing over two-thirds of their seats. The SNP has collapsed in Scotland, mostly to Labour, and the Liberal Democrats have gained over sixty seats.

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35 points

An overwhelming majority by seats but only 33% of the popular vote.

36% voted Tory/Reform so voters have not shifted left but split the more right wing vote

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We already have the left wing vote split by Labour, Lib Dem and Green.

If you want to claim the 36%, you’ll need to add up the left wing parties together.

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5 points

Not left wing. Just left.

None of them are left wing (maybe Green has some left wing stuff?)

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5 points

green is definately left wing, they’re hardly anti immigration and pro-big business, anti environmental regulation, are they?

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12 points

And socially progressive parties got 56% of the vote. But that’s split between about 4 parties.

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11 points

Its missleading to bass too much on that analysis. The parties don’t compete for the popular vote but to concentrate votes within seats they feel they can win.

No one was aiming to win the popular vote. I agree that’s a problem but we can’t really read to much into the split imo.

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3 points

Let’s hope my doomongering is just that, with other countries in Europe starting to swing that way I hope it’s not sign of the future.

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9 points

So you’re tallying the right wing and comparing vs one party on the “left”?

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13 points

But that’s better than nothing, right?

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6 points

I fear that next election reform is going to do much better.

In the mean time, Labor may not have much of a mandate for progressive policies, they’ll be creeping to the right to quell support for reform party.

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3 points

Or having them in parliament might expose them as the one trick pony that they are.

I think Labour have to have a real effect on things in the next 5 years to show that the system can work. That will take the wind out of the right’s sails more than anything. Most of the reform vote is people feeling ignored, trod upon, thrown away. Labour has to make the people feel supported.

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19 points

And ~54% of the votes went to left(ish) parties, so that’s something

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