Labour election result most distorted in history
Posted on AllSides July 5th, 2024
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Geoff Pugh for the Telegraph
The election result is the most distorted in history after Labour won nearly two thirds of seats with just a third of the popular vote.
With almost all seats counted, Labour has won 410 constituencies – 63.7 per cent of the seats available – with a vote share of just 33.9 per cent.
The 29.9 point gap between the popular vote and seat share makes this the most skewed result ever, far outpacing the previous 22 point gap recorded in 2001 under Tony Blair.
Labour secured just over 700,000 more votes than Mr...
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