The British are as stupid as we are

[Emrys]

10. That's proportional representation for you, unfortunately.

Nevertheless, nowhere near the scope of gains in England's councils.

In Scotland, Reform didn't win any constituency seats, and their leader Lord Offord was soundly beaten in his birthplace constituency. They ended up tying with Labour for distant second place with 17 regional list seats. The Scottish Greens got 15, including two constituency wins, which is a breakthrough.

I haven't looked closely at the Welsh results, but Reform's track record (like UKIP before it) is that they fall on their faces once entrusted with any degree of power.

We'll have to see how things play out in the next couple of years, but gaining seats could be the worst thing to happen to them! People also tend to vote differently in Westminster elections compared to devolved elections.