Leeds POTY? Just an off the top of my head example. It was the gulf of ~600k vs ~10k that was the whole point of that exercise. Even if the 10k voted for the one, single player, he's get bugger all without the other 590,001 votes.
Showing your ignorance of politics, old boy! The Wicked Witch allocated all available top jobs to english candidates in the likes of NHS, Civil Service, Local Government, & in hundreds of other agencies. It backfired on her. Not only did she get deposed as PM, but the english big nobs she appointed liked living up there & there was an exodus of extended families joining them. They all got a vote. That impacted the vote. Ensuring that residency played a part dropped it too, as Scots like myself were prevented from voting.