Abstract
Abstract In this chapter we will provide an overview of the social and political characteristics of the grass-roots Conservative party membership. This begins with an examination of Conservative members’ socio-economic backgrounds, and continues with a discussion of their attitudes to certain key political issues. We will also compare the party members with Conservative voters, to see what similarities and differences exist between the two groups. Our survey of party members and the 1992 British Election Study were conducted within a few months of each other, so comparisons of Conserva tive voters and party members are particularly accurate. In the final section of the chapter we examine their contacts with the party organization, their rates of activism, and the extent to which they vote in general elections.
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