A three-column comparison graphic showing how three different voting systems produced different outcomes on 7 May 2026. The left column shows England's First Past the Post council elections where Reform gained 1,453 seats and Labour lost 1,496. The centre column shows Scotland's Additional Member System where the SNP won 58 seats and Reform won 17 list seats for the first time. The right column shows Wales's new D'Hondt proportional representation system where Plaid Cymru won 43 seats and Reform won 34, producing the most proportional result of the three.
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First Past the Post: how it works and why it’s controversial

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Labour won 63% of the seats in 2024 with 34% of the vote. Reform won 5 seats with 14% of […]