Political Parties Statistics

Question 1

Labour Party’s growing membership

Answer 1

The Labour Party’s membership has been increasing under Jeremy Corbyn, growing by nearly 200,000 members since December 2015.

Question 2

Conservative Party membership income (2017)

Answer 2

The Conservatives membership income decreased to under £1 million in 2017.

Question 3

Labour Party membership income under Jeremy Corbyn

Answer 3

The Labour party have seen a rise under Jeremy Corbyn in membership fees to over £16 million reflecting the rise in party membership since he became the leader.

Question 4

Labour Party donations (2017)

Answer 4

Under Jeremy Corbyn, there has been a move towards a large amount of party funding coming from smaller donations made by ordinary members of the party with over £18 million received in 2017.

There has also been a rise in income from trade unions under Corbyn, with the trade union Unite donating £4.5 million in the 2017 general election.

Question 5

Jeremy Corbyn as party leader

Answer 5

Jeremy Corbyn was elected party leader in 2015 with 59.5% of first vote preferences.

Question 6

2014 EU parliament election

Answer 6

UKIP won more seats than Labour and the Conservatives in the 2014 EU parliament election.

Question 7

Lib Dem losses in 2015

Answer 7

In the 2015 general election the Lib Dems lost 49 seats, making their presence in parliament much smaller.