SCOTTISH Labour have insisted they have more members north of the Border than Reform UK after Nigel Farage’s party claimed to have hit 11,000.
On Friday, Reform UK said it had hit the “hugely significant” milestone and challenged other parties to reveal their membership numbers.
The SNP had 58,940 members as of December 31, 2024, meaning they are still by far Scotland’s largest party.
Scottish Labour numbers are not routinely published, but in 2021 the Daily Record reported that they had 16,467.
Reform UK said that they believed Labour’s Scottish membership had dropped and they were now only 1000-odd people behind.
Farage’s party called on Scottish Labour, and all other parties, to publish their membership figures “in the interest of transparency”.
Scottish Labour said they would not give a running update but a spokesperson confirmed they had more members than the 11,000 claimed by Reform.
In April 2023, the Greens said they had 7646 members – but reported a “surge” in membership the following year without giving details.
In September 2024, the Scottish Tory leadership election revealed that the party had 6941 members. At the time, reports said this meant the Alba Party had more members, with their accounts reporting 7507.
