First Past the Post just can't cope with there being more…
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First Past the Post just can't cope with there being more than two major parties...
32% of the vote share has claimed 73% of the seats in Tower Hamlets. So despite Aspire's vote share _decreasing_ from the previous election, they've now won a (very comfortable) majority.
Really do think we need to move to a system where you have two votes—one for a named local councillor that you want to represent you, and another for the party. The ward results can be decided by the first votes as they are now, and then there would be extra seats filled in by the second votes to make the representation proportional.
Sorry I know there's a megathread, posting this separately anyway partly because TH took so long to announce the ward result, and also because I feel the issues with the electoral system would bear separate examination.
#local
32% of the vote share has claimed 73% of the seats in Tower Hamlets. So despite Aspire's vote share _decreasing_ from the previous election, they've now won a (very comfortable) majority.
Really do think we need to move to a system where you have two votes—one for a named local councillor that you want to represent you, and another for the party. The ward results can be decided by the first votes as they are now, and then there would be extra seats filled in by the second votes to make the representation proportional.
Sorry I know there's a megathread, posting this separately anyway partly because TH took so long to announce the ward result, and also because I feel the issues with the electoral system would bear separate examination.
#local
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