recent years have seen a resurgence in numbers - after the 2015 general election, attendance at the society's weekly meetings more than trebled from an average of around 15 to an average of around 50, with further increases after the 2017 general election to over 100. in michaelmas 2016, following the labour party leadership crisis, it was announced that for the first time in decades, ould had surpassed the labour club in size of signups, event attendance, and overall subscription.