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Voter turnout is also estimated to be much lower than the past few elections. Even Labour has shrunk, everyone else is just shrinking faster.

Interestingly, the Tories had the opportunity to fix this, but screwed it up (unsurprisingly, as traditionally they're the main beneficiary of this dynamic).

(Mind you, if they had, they'd probably be looking at a Labour/Libdem coalition or something, which they mightn't like any better)

The Conservatives had a chance to reform things in 2011 with the Alternative Vote referendum but they opposed it. Not only did they water down the original proposal of a referendum on proportional representation, they actively sabotaged their coalition partners at every turn with exploitative and misleading campaigning and, as we learned later, underhanded tactics directly targeting the Lib Dem leader with the support of the PM himself.

Ironically the Alternative Vote system would of likely prevented the Tory parties from having such a bad loss this election (and potentially a majority).

cope.