Beneath the single-member plurality electoral system, the connection between seats and votes is at all times closely influenced by the geography of celebration assist. However by no means has this been extra dramatically illustrated than by the result of the 2024 UK election. Marked geographical variation in celebration efficiency ensured that Labour received and the Conservatives misplaced much more seats than would in any other case have been the case.
Regardless of the election of a report variety of third-party MPs, the general end result was essentially the most disproportional ever. Professor John Curtice will analyse how and why the geography of celebration assist modified so markedly, its influence on the operation of the electoral system, and the implications for the talk about electoral reform.
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Professor John Curtice, College of Strathclyde, Glasgow
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