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.

  • r00ty@kbin.life
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    5 months ago

    You could be right, but I am not so sure.

    In terms of percentage, the lib dems made a smaller gain than labour. I’d also suggest that while maybe some of those votes came from wavering labour voters, I expect that at least a similar number would have also come from the tories. I don’t think the lib dems split the vote any more than they normally do.

    Reform, while not new, last time round they did not compete against the tories. This time, they did and the result is clear.

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      5 months ago

      LibDems made smaller gains

      I’m not talking about gains, LibDems already split the vote, Reform is just now doing the same to the Tories.

      LibDems are not the same as the Tories. However I would concede that if the LibDems folded, the membership could easily move to Green.