That does tend to happen, are any of the English consitituencies multimember districts? I know that the Scottish parliament employs several multimember districts? And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
Proportional representation systems of various kinds have been introduced for other elections in the UK (like those for the Scottish Parliament).
Blair failed the test of real reform in the House of Commons voting system, as in so many other areas, because he surrendered to the forces of reaction and narrow party advantage.