Venue: G.01 Davidson Lecture Theatre, Lister Learning and Teaching Centre (In-Person Only)
Summary: Under the single-member plurality electoral system, the relationship between seats and votes is always heavily influenced by the geography of party support. But never has this been more dramatically illustrated than by the outcome of the 2024 UK election. Marked geographical variation in party performance ensured that Labour won and the Conservatives lost far more seats than would otherwise have been the case.
Despite the election of a record number of third-party MPs, the overall result was the most disproportional ever. Professor John Curtice will analyse how and why the geography of party support changed so markedly, its impact on the operation of the electoral system, and the implications for the debate about electoral reform.
Speaker:
Professor John Curtice, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
