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

Because you win a seat by gaining the most votes in that constituency. And they only did that 4 times.

[In 98 constituencies the second place candidate was standing for the Reform party](https://x.com/politlcsuk/status/1809111284341715035?s=46&t=r3TSyr9xBACSeEVuuzoX4Q).

That got them a LOT of votes and zero seats (in those 98 constituencies)