Note 17 — Chapter IX
Reading edition
See Socialists in Great Britain, a compilation published by the London Times, p. 24.
The following table shows the membership of the Labor Party since its formation in 1900, from the annual report of the party executive, 1911:
Trade Unions Trades Councils and Local Labor Parties Socialist Societies
No. Membership No. No. Membership Total
1900-1 41 353,070 7 3 22,861 375,931
1901-2 65 455,450 21 2 13,861 469,311
1902-3 127 847,315 49 2 13,835 861,150
1903-4 165 956,025 76 2 13,775 969,800
1904-5 158 885,270 73 2 14,730 900,000
1905-6 158 904,496 73 2 16,784 921,280
1906-7 176 975,182 83 2 20,885 998,338[1]
1907 181 1,049,673 92 2 22,267 1,072,413[2]
1908 176 1,127,035 133 2 27,465 1,158,565[3]
1909 172 1,450,648 155 2 30,982 1,486,308[4]
1910 137 1,306,473 125 2 31,377 1,342,610[5]
[1] This total includes 2,271 Co-operators. [2] Includes 472 Co-operators. [3] Includes 565 Co-operators, and 3,500 members of the Women's Labor League. [4] Includes 678 Co-operators, and 4,000 members of the Women's Labor League. [5] Includes 760 Co-operators, and 4,000 members of the Women's Labor League.
The decrease in membership during the last year is ascribed to the Osborne judgment.