Labour membership drops by more than a fifth in 2025

The Labour Party lost more than a fifth of its members in 2025, figures published by the Electoral Commission reveal.

A report from the party, published by the Electoral Commission earlier today, revealed that the party’s membership stood at its lowest for a decade at 264,754 at the end of last year, down from 333,235 at the end of 2024 – a fall of 68,481.

The loss of members equates to a drop of 20.6 percent, equivalent to one member quitting the party roughly every eight minutes.

It came as the party faced parliamentary revolts over welfare reform and bruising results in opinion polls and local council elections, in which the party’s vote share fell 14 percentage points from 2024.

While Reform UK’s documents do not report how many members they had at the end of last year, the party currently claims to have more than 270,000 members. The Green Party reported a total of 186,441 members by the end of 2025.

It is understood that the membership figures are not a current reflection of the current size of the Labour party’s membership.

Financial reports from the Labour Party also reveal that income from party donations plunged from £39.4m in 2024 – a general election year – to £6.5m, a drop of almost 84 percent. Income from membership fees also dropped by almost 17 percent, while income from affiliates fell by almost four percent.

For 2025, Labour reported a £2.6m deficit – down from £3.8m the previous year.

The treasurer’s report, jointly written by Labour’s general secretary Hollie Ridley and party treasurer Mike Payne, said: “As expected, the party has operated within a tighter financial environment following the general election, with income returning to more typical levels and the composition of funding evolving accordingly. These changes underline the importance of maintaining strong financial discipline and forward planning.

“Despite this environment, the party has demonstrated resilience across its core income streams, supported by the continued commitment of members, affiliates and supporters. Party Conference performed strongly and exceeded expectations, reflecting both effective delivery and sustained engagement. Our focus remains on ensuring that activities generate sustainable returns and contribute to the party’s longer-term financial position.

“The party recognises that further progress is needed to achieve its ambition of long-term financial sustainability. However, the current financial position shows signs of recovery. Improved financial controls and greater organisational discipline have strengthened our ability to manage future financial pressures.”

A Labour Party spokesperson said: “The Labour Party is proud to be powered by our dedicated Party members and supporters who fight day after day for Labour victories to change the country for the better.

“With Andy Burnham’s leadership, Labour is bringing back hope. Since he became Prime Minister less than three weeks ago, he’s delivered immediate action to cut bills, move power out of Westminster into every postcode in Britain, and made clear that his government will change politics so it is firmly focused on problem solving, not point scoring.

“There’s lots to do, but Labour is determined to turn our country around.”

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Emma Burnell, editor of LabourList, said: “It has long been accepted that Labour had a turbulent 2025. From parliamentary battles over welfare reform to the first set of difficult local election results (sadly only a prelude of what was to come in 2026) and the breaking of Mandelson scandal, no party members will mark 2025 down as a banner year. Sadly, these figures show that this has also been reflected in both membership numbers and donations.

“Party activists reported throughout the nations and regions that numbers turning out on the doorsteps were down significantly at the 2026 elections and anecdotally we heard about a lot of people leaving the party. Now we can put actual – devastating – figures on that.

“It is the job now of all of us – from Andy Burnham to a branch secretary – to turn our newfound energy into new and returning members. We have to be a party of a strong grassroots because – as we can see here – we will not out-fundraise Reform or the Tories when it comes to billionaire injections of cash.”

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