The British election returns for the May 7 House of Commons election show these results:

Conservatives won 50.8% of the seats with 37% of the popular vote.
Labour won 35.6% of the seats with 31% of the popular vote.
Scottish National Party won 8.6% of the seats with 5% of the popular vote.
Liberal Democratic Party won 1.3% of the seats with 8% of the popular vote.
Plaid Cymru won .5% of the seats with 1% of the popular vote.
UKIP won .2% of the seats with 13% of the popular vote.
Greens won .2% of the seats with 4% of the popular vote.
others won 2.9% of the seats with 1% of the popular vote.

The discrepancy between percentage of seats won, versus share of the national popular vote, is so extreme (especially in the case of UKIP and the Liberal Democratic Party), that there will be increased interest in Britain for proportional representation. Here is a news story about the election returns. UPDATE: this news story says that UKIP, and the Green Party, will now work hard to create support for proportional representation.

The Prohibition Party has cancelled its national convention, which had been set for June 2015 in Helen, Georgia. Instead the party will chose a presidential candidate by conference call in July 2015. “Member” is someone who had contributed to the party no later than May 5, 2015.

In 2004 the Reform Party also held a telephone conference call to choose a presidential nominee. Ralph Nader received the nomination. Later the party held an in-person meeting because of fears that the first national convention would not be considered valid by Florida election officials.

On May 7, the Kentucky State Board of Elections passed an emergency regulation, setting a 100 foot zone around polling places on election day. The action was motivated by the recent decision of the Sixth Circuit, striking down the statutory 300 foot limit. See this story. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.