What if the UK had a version of MMP and vote exactly the same way they did on Thursday.
Based on Numbers from
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/
Below is a comparison of the results with different Thresholds and a different method of allocating seats
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Hondt_method
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Lagu%C3%AB_method
UK Election Result 2010 | FPP Election | 4% d'Hondt | 3% Sainte-Laguë | Conservative | 307 | 243 | 238 | Labour | 258 | 197 | 197 | Liberal Dem | 57 | 162 | 159 | UKIP | 0 | 9 | 16 | BNP | 0 | 3 | 4 | Green | 1 | 1 | 1 | SNP | 6 | 12 | 12 | Plaid Cymru | 3 | 5 | 5 | DUP | 8 | 5 | 5 | UCU | 0 | 3 | 3 | SDLP | 3 | 3 | 3 | Alliance | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sinn Fein | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ind Unionist | 1 | 1 | 1 | Total | 650 | 650 | 650 | |
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England Under 4% d'Hondt |
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Dem | UKIP | BNP | Green | North East | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Nort West | 26 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yorkshire / Humber | 19 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | West Midlands | 25 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | East Midlands | 21 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eastern | 29 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | South West | 25 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | South East | 43 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | London | 27 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | England Total | 222 | 163 | 135 | 9 | 3 | 1 | England Under 3% Sainte-Laguë |
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Dem | UKIP | BNP | Green | North East | 7 | 14 | 7 |
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| Nort West | 25 | 31 | 17 | 2 |
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| YorkShire / Humber | 19 | 20 | 13 |
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| West Midlands | 25 | 19 | 13 | 2 |
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| East Midlands | 19 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Eastern | 28 | 12 | 15 | 3 |
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| South West | 24 | 9 | 19 | 3 |
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| South East | 43 | 14 | 22 | 4 |
| 1 | London | 27 | 29 | 17 |
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| England Total | 217 | 162 | 133 | 16 | 4 | 1 | Scotland and Northern Ireland are identical with both thresholds. The only difference in Wales is 1 extra seat to the Liberal Democrats (using the Sainte-Laguë compared to d'Hondt) at the expense of Labour.
| Scotland | Wales |
| FPP | Either | FPP | d'Hondt | Sainte-Laguë | Conservative | 1 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | Labour | 41 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 9 | Liberal Dem | 11 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 15 | SNP | 6 | 12 |
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| 3 | 5 | 5 | Total |
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| Northern Ireland |
| FPP | Either | DUP | 8 | 5 | UCU | 0 | 3 | Ind Unoinist | 1 | 1 | Total Unionists | 9 | 9 |
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| SDLP | 3 | 3 | Sinn Fein | 5 | 5 | Total Nationalists |
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| Alliance | 1 | 1 | Total | 18 | 18 | |
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