Britain stays Conservative

Voters in the UK rejected the Alternative Vote (AV) by 69.7 per cent to 32.1 per cent.

According to the 5^th May Referendum results, those in favour of giving more voice to their political representatives, saw their dream of voting reform crushed for a generation.

Only ten areas in the country voted in favour of the alternative vote and six of them were central London boroughs: Islington, Haringey, Lambeth, Southwark, Camden and Hackney. The last one is also the strongest backing in the country, as 60.7 per cent of its residents voted in favour of AV.

But overall 60.47 per cent of Londoners voted to retain First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system.

Even though Britons voted “No” to AV by a resounding majority, the result is based on a turnout of only 42,2 per cent.

In addition to the first UK wide referendum in a generation, England had local authority elections on the 5^th May.

The Liberal Democrats lost almost half their councillors in town halls across the country, in line with the worst prediction fears, while the Conservatives exceeded expectations, gaining control of four councils, including Gloucester and West Somerset. Labour also celebrated big gains, especially in the North of England.

Britain stays Conservative, at the moment.