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

You’re not electing a party but a person, each area picks their person via popular vote.

Lots of people spread across the country voted for people aligned with reform, but only in 4 areas were they the most popular person.