Election Update
May. 2nd, 2003 10:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
andrewduckerFinal result according to the BBC is:
Labour - 50 (-6)
SNP - 24 (-8)
Lib-Dem - 16 (No Change)
Conservative - 16 (+2)
Green - 6 (+5)
Socialists - 5 (+4)
Other - 4 (+3)
A quick calculation shows that the proportional representation system seems to have generally worked, with party percentages around the same as their second vote numbers except for Labour who are a fair chunk higher.
Obviously I'd have preferred the Liberal-Democrats to have gained, but breaking even will have to do.
The lack of overall majority will undoubtably lead to a Labour/Liberal-Democrat coalition again, which will tide me over until May 2007...
Oh, and congratulations are definitely in order to the Green party, whose tactic of going for the second vote only seems to have paid off handsomely.
Labour - 50 (-6)
SNP - 24 (-8)
Lib-Dem - 16 (No Change)
Conservative - 16 (+2)
Green - 6 (+5)
Socialists - 5 (+4)
Other - 4 (+3)
A quick calculation shows that the proportional representation system seems to have generally worked, with party percentages around the same as their second vote numbers except for Labour who are a fair chunk higher.
Obviously I'd have preferred the Liberal-Democrats to have gained, but breaking even will have to do.
The lack of overall majority will undoubtably lead to a Labour/Liberal-Democrat coalition again, which will tide me over until May 2007...
Oh, and congratulations are definitely in order to the Green party, whose tactic of going for the second vote only seems to have paid off handsomely.
