Overview
- Reform cites a live website counter showing about 268,631 paid members, a figure that would surpass Labour’s reported internal count below 250,000.
- Labour has not issued running membership updates since reporting 333,235 for the year to December 2024, with coverage saying roughly 100,000 have left since the general election.
- Electoral Commission returns show Reform banked more than £10 million between July and September, outpacing the Conservatives on £4.6 million and Labour on £2.1 million.
- The fundraising surge includes a £9 million gift from businessman Christopher Harborne, reported as a record single donation to a UK political party.
- Essex Police say they are assessing allegations that Nigel Farage’s Clacton campaign exceeded its legal spending limit, a claim Reform rejects.