Liberal Democrat membership surge continues: 7,296 and counting... [Updated, and updated, and updated]
Nationally, membership of the Liberal Democrats passed 54,000 on Monday morning. Since polls closed on Thursday, 7,296 8,000 9,501 10,522 new members have joined the Liberal Democrats.
People are joining right across the country, and these are not just people who've been members before.
We're recruiting people who have never joined a party in the past but want to stand together against the things this Conservative government is already promising to do.
Update 14.27: total exceeds 8,000 new members - rising 700 in 4 hours!
Are you one of the 8,000 new members to have joined us since polling day? #LibDemFightback http://t.co/uhtmkgT1D2 pic.twitter.com/FyuDAX8aZz
- Liberal Democrats (@LibDems) May 11, 2015
Update 12 May 13.20: Still rising:
This has moved through heartwarming, passed incredible, and just left the outer reaches of bleeding amazing. pic.twitter.com/co7caxuM9L
- Shepway Lib Dems (@shepwayld) May 12, 2015
Update 13 May 10.15:
So the #LibDemFightback continues 10522 members since polls closed. Join our growing family http://t.co/uhtmkgT1D2 pic.twitter.com/XJtS5SPGbd
- Liberal Democrats (@LibDems) May 13, 2015