BRITISH CONSERVATISM AND THE PRIMROSE LEAGUE ... - ideals

Cheshire county, located in Fawcett's Lancastria region, also
qualifies to be placed amongst the rural, well
represented Primrose
counties.
However, like Lancashire, it was far more urban and
industrialized than many of the other rapidly developing centers of
League activity.
Nevertheless, with 22,589 members and 3 percent of
its census, it made a strong showing.
Areas of notably low Primrose activity in England include the
"Liberal" regions of the North, the West Midlands, and Yorkshire. In
the North, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland counties had
relatively modest Primrose memberships of 6,218, 5,023, and 7,534,
respectively.
In terms of their populations, this corresponds to only
.6, .4, and 1.4 percent, respectively. In the West Midlands, most
particularly Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Staffordshire counties,
fairly large membership figures are obtained, respectively, 12,707,
6,946, and 13,648. Nevertheless these numbers translate to only 1.5,
1.6, and 1.2 percent of their counties' populations.
Because of Yorkshire's large size and dense population, its
Primrose Habitations and membership appeared
strong when measured
against other counties.
However when evaluated in terms of its own
census, its standing drops to 1, 1.9, and .7 percent, respectively, for
the entire county, the North and East Ridings, and the West Riding
regions.
Care should be taken not to dismiss too readily the counties
with a strong Conservative base of support which, nevertheless, made a
relatively poor showing because of their large, urban populations,
although retaining a strong force of local Habitations. These counties