LogFAQs > #931598732

Seat projections are always tough, and the electoral outcome was towards the reasonable best case scenario for the Tories, but in terms of vote share the UK polls were essentially spot on this time around. They consistently showed a Tory majority, and anything else was wishful thinking really. From a leftist perspective this was a hugely disappointing result, but anyone who is surprised wasn't paying attention.

I also don't get Tony's references to this being a "low turnout" election: turnout was 67%, just 1% lower than the record high turnout from last time. Not one British news source is mentioning the turnout as a significant factor in the results either. Would Labour have done better if every young person had voted? Of course. But that never happens, so it's a total fantasy projection.

(It's also factually wrong to say they would've won every seat, even in that scenario - the SNP would still have crushed them in Scotland, and they don't even stand in NI.)

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