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Well, they had no chance to get elected except that Labour got fewer votes this time than they did under Corbyn in 2017. So Corbyn apparently could have won an
by mike_hearn 2y ago
Well, they had no chance to get elected except that Labour got fewer votes this time than they did under Corbyn in 2017. So Corbyn apparently could have won an election. He drummed up more support. He didn't win because back then conservative voters were still willing to extend the benefit of the doubt to their party, but the Tories chose to betray their voters and the voters withdrew their support as a consequence.
To put this in perspective, never in British history has a party won so many seats on the back of so few votes.
- thorin 2y agoBut you need to get the right people in the right constituency. Reform got 4 million votes.
- rsynnott 2y agoOne likely reason for the voter apathy is that this outcome was seen as such a sure thing; in a more competitive election, like Corbyn's, you naturally expect higher turnout. (This isn't great, but unfortunately it's the way it goes; if the outcome is essentially inevitable, a lot of people on all sides just don't bother voting. This is particularly the case in FPTP systems, where the outcomes for most constituencies are essentially predetermined.)