Founded in 1998, Conservative Future is the largest political organisation on British campuses. Led by chairman Ben Howlett, the organisation has increased its membership by one-third to 20,000 in the past two and a half years.
Conservative Future was formed by the merger of the Young Conservatives, the Conservative student organisation Conservative Collegiate Forum, and the National Association of Conservative Graduates into one organisation.
The election of Michael Rock as national chairman in 2008 was seen to mark another upward swing in the success of the organisation, including the growth of CF membership by a third, to 20,000.
CF’s purpose is to encourage Conservative Party values and assist in local and general elections. Conservative Future is aided in its aims by Members of Parliament (MPs) and Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (PPCs) with visits to branches. They participate in lectures, debates and many more activities.
