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The History of Trade Unionism / (Revised edition, extended to 1920)

Chapter 67: APPENDIX V
By Sidney Webb
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A comprehensive history traces the rise and transformation of trade unionism in Britain, charting its origins, legal and constitutional development, internal organisation, and expanding membership. The authors distinguish the general movement from the many particular trade societies, selecting representative documents while omitting numerous local disputes. Attention is given to changing legal status, the incorporation of union practices into public administration, and the formation of a national political organisation promoting social reform. Economic and analytical questions are largely reserved for a separate volume; this work concentrates on institutional evolution, key episodes, and documentary sources.

APPENDIX V

DISTRIBUTION OF TRADE UNIONISTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

We endeavoured in 1893-94 to analyse the membership of all the Trade Unions of which we could obtain particulars, in such a way as to show the number and percentage to population in each part of the United Kingdom. The following table gives the local distribution of 1,507,026 Trade Unionists in 1892. The distribution was, in most cases, made by branches, special estimates being prepared for us in a few instances by the officers of the Unions concerned. With regard to a few Unions having about 4000 members no local distribution could be arrived at.

Table showing the distribution of Trade Union membership in 1892 in each part of the United Kingdom, with the percentage to population in each case.

County. Population in 1891. Ascertained Trade Unionists in 1892. Number of Trade Unionists per 100 of population.
Bedfordshire 165,999 553 0·33
Berkshire 268,357 975 0·36
Buckinghamshire 164,442 720 0·44
Cambridgeshire 196,269 2,855 1·45
Cheshire 707,978 32,000 4·52
Cornwall 318,583 630 0·20
Cumberland 266,549 10,280 3·86
Derbyshire 432,414 29,510 6·82
Devonshire 636,225 6,030 0·95
Dorsetshire 188,995 305 0·16
Durham 1,024,369 114,810 1·21
Essex
(without West Ham, included in London).		 396,057 3,370 0·85
Gloucestershire 548,886 26,030 4·74
Hampshire
(without Isle of Wight, treated separately).		 587,578 5,665 0·96
Herefordshire 113,346 385 0·34
Hertfordshire 215,179 1,125 0·52
Huntingdonshire 50,289 20 0·04
Isle of Wight 78,672 295 0·37
Kent
(without Bromley, included in London).		 737,044 12,445 1·69
Lancashire 3,957,906 331,535 8·63
Leicestershire 379,286 27,845 7·34
Lincoln 467,281 9,480 2·03
London
(including Bromley, Croydon, Kingston, Richmond, West Ham and Middlesex).		 5,517,583 194,083 3·52
Norfolk 460,362 4,880 1·06
Northamptonshire 308,072 12,210 3·96
Northumberland 506,030 56,815 11·23
Nottinghamshire 505,311 31,050 6·14
Oxford 188,220 1,815 0·96
Rutland 22,123 0 0·00
Shropshire 254,765 3,225 1·26
Somerset 510,076 6,595 1·29
Staffordshire 1,103,452 49,545 4·49
Suffolk 353,758 14,885 4·21
Surrey
(without Croydon, Kingston, and Richmond, included in London).		 275,638 730 0·26
Sussex 554,542 2,810 0·51
Warwickshire 801,738 33,600 4·19
Westmoreland 66,215 530 0·80
Wiltshire 255,119 3,680 1·44
Worcestershire 422,530 7,840 1·86
Yorkshire, East Riding 318,570 23,630 7·42
Yorkshire, North Riding
(with York City).		 435,897 15,215 3·49
Yorkshire, West Riding 2,464,415 141,140 5·73
Total, England 27,226,120 1,221,141 4·49
North Wales 451,090 8,820 1·96
South Wales and Monmouth 1,325,315 88,810 6·70
Total, Wales and Monmouth 1,776,405 97,630 5·50
Total, England and Wales 29,002,525 1,318,771 4·55
Scotland 4,033,103 146,925 3·64
Ireland 4,706,162 40,045 0·85
Isle of Man 55,598 75 0·13
Guernsey 35,339 1,170 3·31
Jersey 54,518 40 0·07
Alderney and Sark 2,415 0 0·00
Total, United Kingdom 37,889,660 1,507,026 3·98