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brooklynite

(94,727 posts) Thu Jun 8, 2017, 11:43 PM Jun 2017

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BBC estimate of UK national vote share

BBC estimate of UK national vote share:
Tory: 43
Lab: 40
LibDem: 8
UKIP: 2
Green: 2

As with the US, distribution by district is the issue.

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BBC estimate of UK national vote share (Original Post) brooklynite Jun 2017 OP

The Scottish Nationalists had to have gotten some votes dsc Jun 2017 #1

35 seats (5.4% of the Commons) on 3.1% of the UK vote muriel_volestrangler Jun 2017 #7

This is a disaster for Tory still_one Jun 2017 #2

I predict a second election within a year. hrmjustin Jun 2017 #3

Depends On How Many Trips Trump Makes to Britain Stallion Jun 2017 #4

So do I DFW Jun 2017 #5

I don't think we'll see one that soon unless the Brexit negotiations go horribly awry WoonTars Jun 2017 #6

dsc

(52,166 posts)

1. The Scottish Nationalists had to have gotten some votes

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jun 8, 2017, 11:50 PM

Jun 2017

The got close to 40 seats, did they get that with only 5 percent of the vote?

muriel_volestrangler

(101,361 posts)

7. 35 seats (5.4% of the Commons) on 3.1% of the UK vote

Reply to dsc (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:04 AM

Jun 2017

Since they only stand in Scotland, 59.3% of seats from 36.9% of the vote. A first past the post system favours the leading party.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2017/results/scotland

still_one

(92,390 posts)

2. This is a disaster for Tory

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jun 8, 2017, 11:56 PM

Jun 2017

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

3. I predict a second election within a year.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jun 8, 2017, 11:57 PM

Jun 2017

Stallion

(6,476 posts)

4. Depends On How Many Trips Trump Makes to Britain

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 8, 2017, 11:59 PM

Jun 2017

DFW

(54,436 posts)

5. So do I

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 9, 2017, 12:02 AM

Jun 2017

This is basically a hung Parliament, like one report called it. The UK in effect does not have a workable government the way things stand. Either May slips further and she's out or Corbyn slips up and May gets her majority back. Anything else is standing on legs wobblier than jello.

WoonTars

(694 posts)

6. I don't think we'll see one that soon unless the Brexit negotiations go horribly awry

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 9, 2017, 12:16 AM

Jun 2017

....but there will be one probably right after the UK actually exit the EU.

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