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Charting how UK election results from 1918 to the present day would have changed if seats were decided by who got the most votes at a regional level, like the US electoral college.

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Thought I'd add this for people who don't want to parse through the breakdowns, the largest individual party in each county

Comes to

Conservative: 552
Liberal National: 10

Labour: 46 (coincidentally identical to their actual result)

Independent Liberal: 4
Nationalist: 3
A similar map to the first, except each county is coloured by the party that came first in votes. It doesn't dramatically change the overall job, but it means that Labour holds on in Durham, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire, Dyfed, and Fife, as well as Morgannwg. In addition, Highlands and Islands and Clwyd are coloured light blue to indicate the Liberal Nationals leading there. Everything else is the same
August 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Breakdowns, candidate list, and a bit of historical context through here:
ukec.bsky.social UK Electoral College Project @ukec.bsky.social · Jul 30
The actual 1931 breakdown thread

See quoted tweet for historical context. What this all means is that 1931 is a particularly tricky election to present in the format of this project, but I think (hope) I've found the right way.
ukec.bsky.social UK Electoral College Project @ukec.bsky.social · Jul 30
The 1931 election breakdown thread

Okay, this one is going to need a bit of a preamble (N.B. a lot of this is new to me, so I will probably get some details wrong)

Since the 1929 election, the UK had a minority Labour government led by Ramsay MacDonald with parliamentary support from the Liberals.
August 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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ukec.bsky.social UK Electoral College Project @ukec.bsky.social · Aug 1
Wales breakdown thread, 1931

#UKEC1931
August 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Wales [Country/Region], 1931
Wales, 35 seats across 6 counties 67.0% turnout (79.3% in contested seats) Combined vote results 2.3% National lead 4.6% swing from National to Labour National: 46.5% (down 9.0%) Labour: 44.2% (up 0.3%) Individual vote results 19.7% Labour lead 1.1% swing from Labour to Conservative Labour: 41.8% (down 2.1%) Conservative: 22.1% (up 0.1%) Liberal: 14.5% (down 19.0%) Liberal National: 7.0% (up 7.0%) Independent Liberal: 6.6% (up 6.6%) Independent Labour Party: 2.4% (up 2.4%) National Labour: 2.2% (up 2.2%) National Independents: 0.7% (up 0.7%) Other: 2.8% (up 2.1%) Seat results Labour: 15 seats (down 10), 4 uncontested Conservative: 6 seats (up 5) Liberal: 4 seats (down 5) Liberal National: 4 seats (up 4), 2 uncontested Independent Liberal: 4 seats (up 4) Independent Labour Party: 1 seat (up 1) National Labour: 1 seat (up 1) National Independents: 0 seats (no change) Other: 0 seats (no change)
August 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Powys [County], 1931

National HOLD
Powys, 2 votes 53.3% turnout (87.1% in contested seats) Combined vote results National hold, 19.6% lead 13.9% swing from National to Labour National: 59.8% (down 13.9%) Labour: 40.2% (up 13.9%) Individual vote results 19.6% Conservative lead 5.3% swing from Labour to Conservative Conservative: 59.8% (up 24.4%) Labour: 40.2% (up 13.9%) Seat Results Conservative: 1 seat (up 1) Liberal National: 1 seat (up 1), 1 uncontested Labour: 0 seats (down 1)
August 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Morgannwg [County], 1931

Labour HOLD
Morgannwg, 16 votes 73.2% turnout (78.8% in contested seats) Combined vote results Labour hold, 14.5% lead 3.9% swing from National to Labour Labour: 54.6% (up 2.0%) National: 40.1% (down 5.9%) Individual vote results 33.7% Labour lead 4.6% swing from Liberal to Labour Labour: 50.0% (down 2.7%) Liberal: 16.3% (down 11.9%) Conservative: 15.7% (down 2.1%) Independent Labour Party: 4.7% (up 4.7%) National Labour: 4.4% (up 4.4%) Liberal National: 3.7% (up 3.7%) Communist: 3.2% (up 1.9%) Other: 2.1% (up 2.1%) Seat Results Labour: 10 seats (down 6), 1 uncontested Liberal: 0 seats (no change) Conservative: 3 seats (up 3) Independent Labour Party: 1 seat (up 1) National Labour: 1 seat (up 1) Liberal National: 1 seat (up 1) Communist: 0 seats (no change) Other: 0 seats (no change)
August 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Gwynedd [County], 1931

Independent Liberal GAIN from National
Gwynedd, 4 votes 79.6% turnout (up 6.2%) Combined vote results Independent Liberal gain from National, 0.4% lead 35.2% swing from National to Independent Liberal National: 39.8% (down 30.2%) Independent Liberal: 40.2 (up 40.2%) Individual vote results 15.6% Independent Liberal lead 17.4% swing from Conservative to Independent Liberal Independent Liberal: 40.2% (up 40.2%) Conservative: 24.6% (up 5.4%) Labour: 19.0% (down 10.5%) Liberal: 8.4% (down 42.4%) National Independents: 6.9% (up 6.9%) Plaid Cymru: 1.0% (up 0.5%) Seat Results Independent Liberal: 3 seats (up 3) Conservative: 0 seats (no change) Labour: 0 seats (no change) Liberal: 1 seat (down 3) National Independents: 0 seats (no change) Plaid Cymru: 0 seats (no change)
August 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Gwent [County], 1931

National GAIN from Labour

As with 1924, this feels more like the product of three Labour seats being uncontested than a genuine shift. Not quite sure why other parties only seem to fight Labour in those seats when Labour is competitive nationally
Gwent, 6 votes 43.6% turnout (81.0% in contested seats) Combined vote results National gain from Labour, 16.3% lead 10.4% swing from Labour to National National: 58.2% (up 10.4%) Labour: 41.8% (down 10.4%) Individual vote results 3.6% Conservative lead 16.1% swing from Labour to Conservative Conservative: 45.5% (up 21.8%) Labour: 41.8% (down 10.4%) Liberal National: 12.7% (up 12.7%) Seat Results Conservative: 2 seats (up 1) Labour: 4 seats (down 1), 3 uncontested Liberal National: 0 seats (no change)
August 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Dyfed [County], 1931

National HOLD
Dyfed, 4 votes 78.0% turnout (up 2.2%) Combined vote results National hold, 17.2% lead 7.5% swing from National to Labour National: 51.0% (down 15.1%) Labour: 33.8% (down 0.1%) Individual vote results 4.8% Labour lead 2.6% swing from Labour to Conservative Labour: 33.8% (down 0.1%) Conservative: 29.1% (up 5.2%) Liberal: 22.0% (down 20.3%) Independent Liberal: 15.2% (up 15.2%) Seat Results Labour: 1 seat (down 1) Conservative: 0 seats (no change) Liberal: 2 seats (no change) Independent Liberal: 1 seat (up 1)
August 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Clwyd [County], 1931

National HOLD
Clwyd, 3 votes 58.2% turnout (78.7% in contested seats) Combined vote results National hold, 26.1% lead 12.5% swing from National to Labour National: 63.1% (down 12.5%) Labour: 36.9% (up 12.5%) Individual vote results 3.6% Liberal National lead 14.0% swing from Labour to Liberal National Liberal National: 40.5% (up 40.5%) Labour: 36.9% (up 12.5%) Liberal: 22.5% (down 21.5%) Seat Results Liberal National: 2 seats (up 2), 1 uncontested Labour: 0 seats (down 1) Liberal: 1 seats (down 1)
August 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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National: 577

Nationalist: 3

Complete National sweep of England AND Scotland
A mostly filled map of the UK, with only the Welsh counties yet to be filled. Apart from Mid Ulster, coloured green to indicate a Nationalist win, everything else is purple, indicating a win for the National Government
August 1, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Scotland [Country/Region], 1931
Scotland, 71 seats across 6 counties 69.9% turnout (77.4% in contested seats) Combined vote results 31.3% National lead 9.8% swing from Labour to National National: 63.9% (up 9.9%) Labour: 32.5% (down 9.7%) Individual vote results 24.7% Unionist lead 15.5% swing from Labour to Unionist Unionist: 49.4% (up 13.5%) Labour: 24.7% (down 17.6%) Liberal: 8.6% (down 9.5%) Independent Labour Party: 5.8% (up 5.8%) Liberal National: 4.9% (up 4.9%) Labour Independents: 2.0% (up 2.0%) National Labour: 1.0% (up 1.0%) Other: 3.6% (down 0.1%) Seat results Unionist: 48 seats (up 28), 3 uncontested Labour: 3 seats (down 33) Liberal: 7 seats (down 6), 3 uncontested Independent Labour Party: 2 seats (up 2) Liberal National: 8 seats (up 8), 2 uncontested Labour Independents: 2 seats (up 2) National Labour: 1 seat (up 1) Other: 0 seats (down 2)
August 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Tayside [County], 1931

National HOLD

RIP that one Scottish Prohibition guy in Dundee
Tayside, 6 votes 81.0% turnout (up 3.3%) Combined vote results National hold, 62.4% lead 15.5% swing from Labour to National National: 75.2% (up 17.1%) Labour: 12.8% (down 13.8%) Individual vote results 6.3% Unionist lead 4.4% swing from Liberal to Unionist Unionist: 36.5% (up 8.7%) Liberal: 30.2% (no change) Labour: 10.9% (down 15.6%) Liberal National: 8.5% (up 8.5%) Scottish Prohibition: 8.4% (down 5.0%) Communist: 3.7% (up 1.7%) Independent Labour Party: 1.8% (up 1.8%) Seat Results Unionist: 4 seats (up 1) Liberal: 1 seat (no change) Labour: 0 seats (down 1) Liberal National: 1 seat (up 1) Scottish Prohibition: 0 seats (down 1) Communist: 0 seats (no change) Independent Labour Party: 0 seats (no change)
August 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Scottish Borders [County], 1931

National HOLD
Scottish Borders, 4 votes 79.3% turnout (up 2.1%) Combined vote results National hold, 70.5% lead 9.9% swing from Labour to National National: 84.9% (up 9.5%) Labour: 14.4% (down 10.2%) Individual vote results 8.6% Unionist lead 3.8% swing from Liberal to Unionist Unionist: 46.7% (up 8.6%) Liberal: 38.2% (up 1.0%) Labour: 14.4% (down 10.2%) Other: 0.7% (up 0.7%) Seat Results Unionist: 3 seats (up 2) Liberal: 1 seats (down 1) Labour: 0 seats (down 1) Other: 0 seats (no change)
August 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Lothian [County], 1931

National GAIN from Labour
Lothian, 9 votes 68.3% turnout (77.4% in contested seats) Combined vote results National gain from Labour, 32.0% lead 6.5% swing from Labour to National National: 65.2% (up 5.7%) Labour: 33.2% (down 7.2%) Individual vote results 16.5% Unionist lead 13.4% swing from Labour to Unionist Unionist: 49.7% (up 19.5%) Labour: 33.2% (down 7.2%) Liberal National: 9.1% (up 9.1%) Liberal: 6.4% (down 23.0%) Communist: 0.5% (up 0.5%) Other: 1.1% (up 1.1%) Seat Results Unionist: 7 seats (up 4), 1 uncontested Labour: 0 seats (down 5) Liberal National: 1 seats (up 1) Liberal: 1 seats (no change) Communist: 0 seats (no change) Other: 0 seats (no change)
August 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Lanarkshire [County], 1931

National GAIN from Labour
Lanarkshire, 22 votes 77.6% turnout (up 2.2%) Combined vote results National gain from Labour, 12.9% lead 9.3% swing from Labour to National National: 55.6% (up 10.1%) Labour: 42.7% (down 8.4%) Individual vote results 29.3% Unionist lead 19.6% swing from Labour to Unionist Unionist: 55.6% (up 14.4%) Labour: 26.2% (down 24.9%) Independent Labour Party: 12.8% (up 12.8%) Labour Independents: 3.7% (up 3.7%) Communist: 0.9% (up 0.3%) Scottish Nationals: 0.6% (up 0.3%) Other: 0.2% (down 2.3%) Seat Results Unionist: 16 seats (up 11) Labour: 3 seats (down 13) Independent Labour Party: 2 seats (up 2) Communist: 0 seats (no change) Scottish Nationalist: 0 seats (no change) Labour Independents: 0 seats (no change) Other: 0 seats (down 1)
August 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Inverclyde and Renfrewshire [County], 1931

National GAIN from Labour
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire, 4 votes 80.8% turnout (up 1.8%) Combined vote results National gain from Labour, 25.2% lead 10.7% swing from Labour to National National: 56.9% (up 8.1%) Labour: 31.7% (down 13.3%) Individual vote results 3.0% Labour lead 5.3% swing from Labour to Unionist Labour: 31.7% (down 13.3%) Unionist: 28.7% (down 2.7%) Liberal: 16.7% (down 0.7%) Liberal National: 11.5% (up 11.5%) Scottish Nationalist: 6.4% (up 5.2%) Communist: 4.1% (down 0.9%) Other: 0.8% (up 0.8%) Seat Results Labour: 0 seats (down 2) Unionist: 2 seats (up 1) Liberal: 1 seats (no change) Liberal National: 1 seats (up 1) Scottish Nationalist: 0 seats (no change) Communist: 0 seats (no change) Other: 0 seats (no change)
August 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Highlands and Islands [County], 1931

National HOLD
Highlands and Islands, 7 votes 16.4% turnout (52.3% in contested seats) Combined vote results National hold, 59.5% lead 6.7% swing from Labour to National National: 74.6% (up 2.2%) Labour: 15.1% (down 11.2%) Individual vote results 47.3% Liberal National lead 36.8% swing from Labour to Liberal National Liberal National: 62.4% (up 62.4%) Labour: 15.1% (down 11.2%) Unionist: 12.2% (down 11.7%) Scottish Nationalist: 10.2% (up 10.2%) Seat Results Liberal National: 3 seats (up 3), 1 uncontested Labour: 0 seats (no change) Unionist: 2 seats (no change), 2 uncontested Scottish Nationalist: 0 seats (no change) Liberal: 2 seats (down 3), 2 uncontested
August 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Fife [County], 1931

National GAIN from Labour
Fife, 4 votes 56.2% turnout (77.3% in contested seats) Combined vote results National gain from Labour, 11.9% lead 6.4% swing from Labour to National National: 52.3% (up 6.0%) Labour: 40.4% (down 6.7%) Individual vote results 6.1% Labour lead 3.4% swing from Labour to Unionist Labour: 40.4% (down 6.7%) Unionist: 34.3% (up 0.1%) Liberal National: 18.0% (up 18.0%) Communist: 7.3% (up 0.7%) Seat Results Labour: 0 seats (down 3) Unionist: 2 seats (up 2) Liberal National: 2 seats (up 2), 1 uncontested Communist: 0 seats (no change) Liberal: 0 seats (down 1)
August 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Falkirk and Stirling [County], 1931

National GAIN from Labour
Falkirk and Stirling, 5 votes 81.3% turnout (up 1.8%) Combined vote results National gain from Labour, 16.9% lead 13.2% swing from Labour to National National: 58.4% (up 15.3%) Labour: 41.6% (down 11.1%) Individual vote results 26.3% Unionist lead 21.5% swing from Labour to Unionist Unionist: 58.4% (up 22.6%) Labour: 32.1% (down 20.5%) Labour Independents: 9.5% (up 9.5%) Seat Results Unionist: 4 seats (up 4) Labour Independents: 1 seat (up 1) Labour: 0 seats (down 5)
August 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Ayrshire and Bute [County], 1931

National GAIN from Labour
Ayrshire and Bute, 4 votes 75.5% turnout (up 2.8%) Combined vote results National gain from Labour, 30.4% lead 11.3% swing from Labour to National National: 65.2% (up 11.3%) Labour: 34.8% (down 11.3%) Individual vote results 31.7% Unionist lead 5.8% swing from Unionist to Independent Labour Party Unionist: 49.6% (up 6.2%) Independent Labour Party: 17.9% (up 17.9%) Labour: 16.9% (down 29.2%) National Labour: 15.6% (up 15.6%) Seat Results Unionist: 3 seats (up 1) Independent Labour Party: 0 seats (no change) Labour: 0 seats (down 2) National Labour: 1 seats (up 1)
August 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Aberdeenshire [County], 1931

National HOLD
Aberdeenshire, 6 votes 63.3% turnout (74.4% in contested seats) Combined vote results National hold, 68.7% lead 18.4% swing from Labour to National National: 83.1% (up 17.6%) Labour: 14.3% (down 19.1%) Individual vote results 54.4% Unionist lead 23.8% swing from Labour to Unionist Unionist: 68.8% (up 28.5%) Labour: 14.3% (down 19.1%) Liberal: 14.3% (down 10.9%) Communist: 2.6% (up 2.6%) Seat Results Unionist: 5 seats (up 2) Labour: 0 seats (down 1) Liberal: 1 seats (down 1), 1 uncontested Communist: 0 seats (no change)
August 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM