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

Total Donations

£28,205,812

Donations

238

Avg Donation

£118,512

Top Donor

Christopher Harborne

£9,000,000

Donations by Type

Donor Concentration

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Conservative

Con

MPs

118

Total Donations

£21,079,699

Donations

982

Avg Donation

£21,466

Top Donor

Jeremy Elliott San

£3,000,000

Donations by Type

Individual

68.9%

Company

20%

Unincorporated Association

10.5%

Limited Liability Partnership

0.3%

Other

0.2%

Registered Political Party

Donor Concentration

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Labour (Co-op)

Lab

MPs

406

Total Donations

£16,178,628

Donations

685

Avg Donation

£23,618

Top Donor

Unite the Union

£2,023,719

Donations by Type

Trade Union

52.3%

Individual

29.2%

Company

11.5%

Unincorporated Association

4.8%

Limited Liability Partnership

1.8%

Other

0.1%

Friendly Society

0.1%

Registered Political Party

0.1%

Donor Concentration

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Liberal Democrat

MPs

Total Donations

£8,717,560

Donations

1,862

Avg Donation

£4,682

Top Donor

TREEMAN ROCKAFELLA LIMITED

£400,000

Donations by Type

Individual

59.5%

Company

19.3%

Unincorporated Association

17.7%

Donor Concentration

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Scottish National Party

SNP

MPs

Total Donations

£859,696

Donations

Avg Donation

£50,570

Top Donor

Alexander Adams

£250,000

Donations by Type

Donor Concentration

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Green Party

Green

MPs

Total Donations

£692,603

Donations

121

Avg Donation

£5,724

Top Donor

Mr Michael Taylor

£100,000

Donations by Type

Donor Concentration

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Your Party

MPs

Total Donations

£670,068

Donations

Avg Donation

£95,724

Top Donor

MOU Operations Ltd

£600,000

Donations by Type

Donor Concentration

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Sinn Féin

MPs

Total Donations

£380,430

Donations

Avg Donation

£126,810

Top Donor

Ms Elizabeth known as Pegeen O'Sullivan

£338,550

Donations by Type

Donor Concentration

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Plaid Cymru

MPs

Total Donations

£142,704

Donations

Avg Donation

£9,514

Top Donor

Mr Dylan Jones

£90,000

Donations by Type

Donor Concentration

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Alliance

APNI

MPs

Total Donations

£125,025

Donations

Avg Donation

£17,861

Top Donor

Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd

£125,025

Donations by Type

Donor Concentration

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Social Democratic & Labour Party

SDLP

MPs

Total Donations

£55,000

Donations

Avg Donation

£2,750

Top Donor

Mr Tony Kilduff

£55,000

Donations by Type

Donor Concentration

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Traditional Unionist Voice

TUV

MPs

Total Donations

—

Donations

—

Avg Donation

—

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Democratic Unionist Party

DUP

MPs

Total Donations

—

Donations

—

Avg Donation

—

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Ulster Unionist Party

UUP

MPs

Total Donations

—

Donations

—

Avg Donation

—

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Restore Britain

MPs

Total Donations

—

Donations

—

Avg Donation

—

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All data for this parliamentary term only

MP data: members-api.parliament.uk

Donations: Electoral Commission