The state of the Conservative party’s grassroots has concerned activists for years. The last released membership figures were in 2013, which showed 150,000 paid-up members, and we haven’t had an update since – meaning they’ve fallen.
Some informed activists believe that number fell as low as 70,000. Contrast that with Labour’s 600,000, and you know the party of government has a manpower problem when the next general election comes around.
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