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Editorial: Local and devolved elections will reveal fragmented party allegiances that cannot be fairly represented in parliament via first past the post

openDemocracy is an independent international media platform covering news, ideas and culture which seeks to challenge power and encourage democratic debate.

As the Greens, Reform and nationalists in Scotland and Wales make gains, Westminster’s two-party system is finished