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Membership of political parties has been in decline in the UK since the 1950s, falling by over 65% from 1983 (4 per cent of the electorate) to 2005 (1.3 per cent). [1] In 2022, 1.5% of the British electorate were members of the Conservative Party, Labour Party, or the Liberal Democrats. [2]
Note the Labour Party Rule Book states that membership lapses after arrears of six months to give time for members to be reminded to renew, so there will be a significant difference between currently fully paid-up member numbers (part of eligibility to vote in internal elections) and the total membership number.
The Labour Party was represented by Emma Reynolds in the PES presidency. [218] The party was a member of the Labour and Socialist International between 1923 and 1940. [219] Since 1951, the party has been a member of the Socialist International, which was founded thanks to the efforts of the Clement Attlee leadership.
List of currently active political parties with 1,000,000 – 5,000,000 members Rank Name Abbreviation Party symbol Country Active since Claimed number of members (year) Approximate percentage of population (year) [b] 19 Democratic Party of Korea: DPK South Korea: 26 March 2014 (10 years ago) () 4,053,466 (2021) 7.84% (2021) 20
Number of MPs Tribune Group of MPs: 1964 2017 (relaunch) [4] 2023 Soft left: Clive Efford (2017) 75+ (2017) Christians on the Left: 1960 Christian socialism: Jonathan Reynolds: Unknown: Labour Friends of Israel: 1957 Pro-Israel: Jon Pearce: Unknown: Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East: 2009 Pro-Palestine: Julie Elliott: Unknown
Members Elected in 2024 [1] Current [2] Difference Labour [a] 411 [b] 404 7 Conservative: 121 121 Liberal Democrats: 72 72 Independent: 6 13 [c] 7 SNP: 9 9 Sinn Féin: 7 7 DUP: 5 5 Reform UK: 5 5 Green (E&W) 4 4 Plaid Cymru: 4 4 SDLP: 2 2 Alliance: 1 1 TUV: 1 1 UUP: 1 1 Speaker: 1 1 Vacant: 0 0 Total 650 650 Total voting [d] 639 639 Majority ...
Before Mr Farage took over as leader of the party in June, Reform UK only had 40,000 members. The party, which has been on a push to boost its membership in recent weeks, has seen a number of ...
The National Executive Committee (NEC) is the governing body of the UK Labour Party, setting the overall strategic direction of the party and policy development.Its composition has changed over the years, and includes representatives of affiliated trade unions, the Parliamentary Labour Party, constituency Labour parties (CLP), and socialist societies, as well as ex officio members such as the ...