Who Funds Britain's Political Parties?
Political parties in the UK are funded in very different ways. Some rely on a small number of large donors, others on trade union affiliation, membership fees, or a broad base of smaller contributions. This page compares donation totals, funding sources and donor concentration across all parties in the current parliament (from 4 July 2024), using data published by the Electoral Commission.
Reform UK
RUK
MPs
8
Total Donations
£18,943,812
Donations
210
Avg Donation
£90,209
Top Donor
Christopher Harborne
£9,000,000
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Conservative
Con
MPs
116
Total Donations
£16,979,195
Donations
828
Avg Donation
£20,506
Top Donor
Jeremy Elliott San
£1,000,000
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Labour (Co-op)
Lab
MPs
404
Total Donations
£12,139,275
Donations
570
Avg Donation
£21,297
Top Donor
Unite the Union
£362,625
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Liberal Democrat
LD
MPs
72
Total Donations
£6,444,124
Donations
1,539
Avg Donation
£4,187
Top Donor
TREEMAN ROCKAFELLA LIMITED
£200,000
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Scottish National Party
SNP
MPs
9
Total Donations
£734,696
Donations
10
Avg Donation
£73,470
Top Donor
Alexander Adams
£250,000
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Your Party
YP
MPs
1
Total Donations
£670,068
Donations
7
Avg Donation
£95,724
Top Donor
MOU Operations Ltd
£100,000
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Green Party
Green
MPs
5
Total Donations
£529,583
Donations
110
Avg Donation
£4,814
Top Donor
Mr Michael Taylor
£100,000
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Sinn Féin
SF
MPs
7
Total Donations
£380,430
Donations
3
Avg Donation
£126,810
Top Donor
Ms Elizabeth known as Pegeen O'Sullivan
£338,550
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Plaid Cymru
PC
MPs
4
Total Donations
£117,204
Donations
11
Avg Donation
£10,655
Top Donor
Mr Rhodri Lewis
£20,000
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Alliance
APNI
MPs
1
Total Donations
£104,490
Donations
6
Avg Donation
£17,415
Top Donor
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd
£20,538
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Social Democratic & Labour Party
SDLP
MPs
2
Total Donations
£55,000
Donations
20
Avg Donation
£2,750
Top Donor
Mr Tony Kilduff
£5,000
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Traditional Unionist Voice
TUV
MPs
1
Total Donations
—
Donations
—
Avg Donation
—
Democratic Unionist Party
DUP
MPs
5
Total Donations
—
Donations
—
Avg Donation
—
Ulster Unionist Party
UUP
MPs
1
Total Donations
—
Donations
—
Avg Donation
—
All data for this parliamentary term only
MP data: members-api.parliament.uk
Donations: Electoral Commission