Political latest: Badenoch or Jenrick to be crowned new Tory leader today

We expect the results of the Tory leadership contest this morning.

These events give us an idea of the Conservative Party, and especially how many members they have.

Ever since Lord William Haag changed the way the Tories chose their leader, the number of votes cast has been published.

For example, this told us that in 2022 there were around 140,000 members who voted when Liz Truss (81,326, 57.4%) defeated Rishi Sunak (60,399, 42.6%).

A similar number voted in 2019 in the battle between Boris Johnson (92,153, 66.4%) and Jeremy Hunt (46,656, 33.6%).

Skipping the 2017 election – which crowned Baroness Theresa May – a significantly larger number of members voted in 2005.

In total, just under 200,000 people took part in the competition, which pitted Lord David Cameron (134,446, 67.6%) against Sir David Davis (64,398, 32.4%).

And beyond the coronation of Lord Michael Howard in 2003, around 256,000 members voted in 2001.

This saw Sir Iain Duncan Smith (155,993, 60.7%) beat Lord Ken Clarke (100,864, 39.3%).