Overview
- Leaked internal figures reported by The Times indicate Labour’s paid-up membership has fallen below 250,000, after official accounts listed 333,235 for the year ending December 2024.
- Reform UK cites a public live counter of about 268,000–270,000 paid members and asserts it has the biggest membership, a figure the party defends as accurate though it is self-published.
- Electoral Commission records confirm a £9m donation to Reform from businessman Christopher Harborne in August, significantly bolstering the party’s campaign funds.
- Recent YouGov polling places Reform around 27% of the vote, with external modelling suggesting substantial seat gains if such support were replicated at a general election.
- Essex Police say they are assessing claims that Reform exceeded legal spending limits during Nigel Farage’s Clacton campaign, which the party dismisses as inaccurate.