As of January 2024 the Labour Party of the United Kingdom had over one million followers on X (formerly Twitter) making it the UK political party with the most likes on the platform. The second and third most followed political party accounts were that of the Conservative party at 615 thousand followers and the SNP at over 337 thousand followers. Welsh party Plaid Cymru had almost 62 thousand followers on X.
Number of followers on X (formerly Twitter) for major political parties in the United Kingdom as of January 2024
(in 1,000s)
Numbers compiled by Statista from political party Twitter pages visited on January 26, 2022. Please see below for the links to the relevant political party pages:
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Statista. (January 22, 2024). Number of followers on X (formerly Twitter) for major political parties in the United Kingdom as of January 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077272/most-followed-uk-political-parties-on-twitter/
Statista. "Number of followers on X (formerly Twitter) for major political parties in the United Kingdom as of January 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077272/most-followed-uk-political-parties-on-twitter/
Statista. (2024). Number of followers on X (formerly Twitter) for major political parties in the United Kingdom as of January 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077272/most-followed-uk-political-parties-on-twitter/
Statista. "Number of Followers on X (Formerly Twitter) for Major Political Parties in The United Kingdom as of January 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077272/most-followed-uk-political-parties-on-twitter/
Statista, Number of followers on X (formerly Twitter) for major political parties in the United Kingdom as of January 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077272/most-followed-uk-political-parties-on-twitter/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Number of followers on X (formerly Twitter) for major political parties in the United Kingdom as of January 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statista, January 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077272/most-followed-uk-political-parties-on-twitter/
