Tories made no substantial gains in any seat, data reveals [Video]

The Conservatives made no significant gains in a single seat in last week’s general election, analysis by The Independent can reveal. 

Overall, the Tories lost 19.9 per cent of national vote share.

On an individual level, the party only made one mentionable gain — of just 2.3 per cent in Liverpool Riverside, where Labour won — while losing votes in every other seat across the country (excluding Northern Ireland).

The party saw steep declines across the board, losing more than 25 per cent of their previous vote share in 223 constituencies, where support was largely picked up by Reform, Labour, and the Lib Dems in certain seats.

The majority of the Lib Dems’ 72 seats (83 per cent) were won from the Tories, with 60 out of 64 gains coming from …