c/uk_politics · by blackn1ght@feddit.uk · 28d

Labour's Bev Craig elected new mayor of Greater Manchester

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy74n1n1lnxo

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5 Comments

MrNesser@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 28d (4 replies)

This was in the bag as soon as they went to 2nd round.

Those that were going to vote reform did so on the first preference.

It was probably quite rare to find a reform vote on 2nd preference while labour would have been a backup vote for many.

Apepollo11@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 28d (2 replies)

Labour nearly had it in the first round, with 47% of the vote already.

Reform would have needed virtually every single person to have put them as their second choice.

That said, the number of second round votes to each party were surprisingly close...

FIRST ROUND VOTES

Labour and Co-operative Party: 251,449
Reform UK: 111,928
Green Party: 64,968
Restore Britain: 46,289
Conservative Party: 41,021
Liberal Democrats: 14,702
Independent: 2,969

SECOND ROUND ADDITIONAL VOTES

Labour and Co-operative Party: 58,076
Reform UK: 45,250

( edit: Forgot to provide link to source GM Elects )

MrNesser@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 28d (1 reply)

I'm surprised at the 2nd round numbers for reform

MrPoletki@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 28d

well they're from restore and the tories aren't they

mobyduck648@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 27d

Goes to show how badly electoral reform is needed in Westminster, so many votes for the most influential democratic institution are fundamentally wasted.