if Reform had nearly 5million votes why do they only have 4 seats

Question

Lib Dem got 3.5mil votes and have 71 seats, Sinn Fein have 210,000 and seven seats

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Answer 1

Imagine watching the Olympics.

The country at the top of the medal table might have, say, 30 gold medals but no others. Whereas the country in second only have 1 gold medal but have 60 silvers. The country in second has far more medals than the winners, but less golds.

That’s how it is in UK politics – we ONLY care about the gold medal winners. Reform only have 4 seats, but they have LOADS of seats where they were runner up.