https://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/votesplit/Recent content in votesplit on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usMon, 06 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/baths-political-landscape-shifts-could-a-green-or-reform-mp-win-in-2029/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/baths-political-landscape-shifts-could-a-green-or-reform-mp-win-in-2029/For years, many believed that voting for a third party was essentially a wasted vote. But that notion no longer holds true. As we approach the 2026 political climate, the idea of “third parties” seems outdated: Labour and the Conservatives no longer clearly dominate the political arena in the way they once did. The binary of red and blue has fractured. The Liberal Democrats now hold 72 seats in the House of Commons, making them the third largest party and not far behind the Tories, who hold 116 seats.