Reform UK is sweeping aside establishment parties in a ‘once in a 100-year event’, staggering graphs have revealed.
Compiled by Facts4EU in partnership with GB News, the first graph shows Britain’s four biggest political parties and their membership changes since 2022.
It reveals Reform to be the only party growing in size, swelling by a whopping 141,521 members since May 2024.
That constitutes a growth of 260 per cent for the ‘disruptor’ party and paints a stark contrast with the other three parties.
Since 2022, Labour has lost 37,005 members, the Conservatives 40,757 and the Liberal Democrats 10,894 according to the Electoral Commission and Official Party figures.
In percentage terms, those numbers translate worst for the Tories (down 26 per cent), followed by the Lib Dems (down 11 per cent) and lastly Labour (down nine per cent).
Despite losing roughly the same number of members, Labour’s losses are a much smaller percentage because the party has traditionally been the largest.
This was particularly so after Corbyn spiked a surge in membership by slashing membership prices.
Fluctuations in membership are important as membership subscriptions raise significant sums for political parties which they can ill afford to lose.
By looking at parties’ differing membership prices, we can gain a sense of the financial implications falling/rising memberships has had on the big four.
Of the big four, Labour has the most expensive standard membership charging £70.56 (other discounts are available).
The Conservatives come in second at £39 for a ‘standard’ membership (£10 for under 26’s and £25 for members of the Armed Forces).
Third is Reform UK who charge £25 for a standard membership (£10 for an under 25).
The cheapest of the big four is the Liberal Democrats who charge £15 (£6 if you are one state benefits) but encourage joiners to choose how much to donate.
This means that since 2022 the Conservatives have lost £1.5million in party membership revenue (assuming the 40,000 lost members were paying standard rate of £39).
Labour has lost £2.6million (39,000 lost members x £70).
The Liberal Democrats have lost £163,410 (10,894 lost members x £15).
On the other hand, Reform UK has gained £3.5million since 2022 (140,000 gained members x £25).
With the various discounted memberships available, it is important to remember the true figures are likely to be much lower. These are ballpark figures.
While the rise of Reform’s membership has no doubt boosted Reform’s coffers significantly, it has also confirmed a shift to an unprecedented era of three-party politics.
Reform’s membership overtaking the Conservatives clearly riled Kemi Badenoch who engaged in Twitter spat with Nigel over the figures.
Reacting, a Reform UK spokesman said: "This research tells us what we all know, Reform UK has all the momentum in British politics.
"We are surging in the polls and our membership is growing daily. Thanks to this surge in membership, we have more activists than ever before ready to campaign for the May elections.
"We are reconstituting the centre-right of British politics, the Tory brand is broken and Reform is now the real opposition."
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Compiled by Facts4EU in partnership with GB News, the first graph shows Britain’s four biggest political parties and their membership changes since 2022.
It reveals Reform to be the only party growing in size, swelling by a whopping 141,521 members since May 2024.
That constitutes a growth of 260 per cent for the ‘disruptor’ party and paints a stark contrast with the other three parties.
Since 2022, Labour has lost 37,005 members, the Conservatives 40,757 and the Liberal Democrats 10,894 according to the Electoral Commission and Official Party figures.
In percentage terms, those numbers translate worst for the Tories (down 26 per cent), followed by the Lib Dems (down 11 per cent) and lastly Labour (down nine per cent).
Despite losing roughly the same number of members, Labour’s losses are a much smaller percentage because the party has traditionally been the largest.
This was particularly so after Corbyn spiked a surge in membership by slashing membership prices.
Fluctuations in membership are important as membership subscriptions raise significant sums for political parties which they can ill afford to lose.
By looking at parties’ differing membership prices, we can gain a sense of the financial implications falling/rising memberships has had on the big four.
Of the big four, Labour has the most expensive standard membership charging £70.56 (other discounts are available).
The Conservatives come in second at £39 for a ‘standard’ membership (£10 for under 26’s and £25 for members of the Armed Forces).
Third is Reform UK who charge £25 for a standard membership (£10 for an under 25).
The cheapest of the big four is the Liberal Democrats who charge £15 (£6 if you are one state benefits) but encourage joiners to choose how much to donate.
This means that since 2022 the Conservatives have lost £1.5million in party membership revenue (assuming the 40,000 lost members were paying standard rate of £39).
Labour has lost £2.6million (39,000 lost members x £70).
The Liberal Democrats have lost £163,410 (10,894 lost members x £15).
On the other hand, Reform UK has gained £3.5million since 2022 (140,000 gained members x £25).
With the various discounted memberships available, it is important to remember the true figures are likely to be much lower. These are ballpark figures.
While the rise of Reform’s membership has no doubt boosted Reform’s coffers significantly, it has also confirmed a shift to an unprecedented era of three-party politics.
Reform’s membership overtaking the Conservatives clearly riled Kemi Badenoch who engaged in Twitter spat with Nigel over the figures.
Reacting, a Reform UK spokesman said: "This research tells us what we all know, Reform UK has all the momentum in British politics.
"We are surging in the polls and our membership is growing daily. Thanks to this surge in membership, we have more activists than ever before ready to campaign for the May elections.
"We are reconstituting the centre-right of British politics, the Tory brand is broken and Reform is now the real opposition."
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