A survey of the UK’s political party members by Queen Mary University London has revealed glaring contrasts between rank and file of the SNP, Labour, Tories and Liberal Democrats.
In 2014, the SNP had an extraordinary increase in party membership, with the total increasing from around 25,000 to over 100,000 in a matter of months. Inspired by Scotland's Referendum, we wanted to create a party powered by its mass membership, so we decided to put political engagement at the heart of our strategy. The results can be found below.
SNP members have the highest satisfaction rates out of any UK political party
SNP members are the most likely out of any UK political party to feel that their party encourages its members to get involved in activities
SNP members are the most likely to say they have increased the amount they have done for their party in the last five years out of any UK political party
SNP members are the most likely to have had contact with their parties over the last year via email, social media and face to face out of any UK political party
SNP members are the most likely to say out of any UK political party that local party meetings are interesting, friendly, united, easy to understand and modern
SNP members are the most likely to say out of any UK political party that party membership can change the community/country and that it is a good way to meet interesting people
