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

£18,943,812

Donations

210

Avg Donation

£90,209

Top Donor

Christopher Harborne

£9,000,000

Donations by Type

Donor Concentration

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Conservative

Con

MPs

116

Total Donations

£16,854,345

Donations

826

Avg Donation

£20,405

Top Donor

Jeremy Elliott San

£3,000,000

Donations by Type

Individual

67.7%

Company

21.5%

Unincorporated Association

10.1%

Limited Liability Partnership

0.3%

Other

0.3%

Registered Political Party

0.1%

Donor Concentration

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Labour (Co-op)

Lab

MPs

403

Total Donations

£12,131,989

Donations

567

Avg Donation

£21,397

Top Donor

Unite the Union

£1,631,175

Donations by Type

Trade Union

58.1%

Individual

22.4%

Company

12.4%

Unincorporated Association

4.4%

Limited Liability Partnership

2.2%

Other

0.2%

Friendly Society

0.1%

Registered Political Party

0.1%

Donor Concentration

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Liberal Democrat

MPs

Total Donations

£6,421,480

Donations

1,536

Avg Donation

£4,181

Top Donor

Mark E Petterson

£272,538

Donations by Type

Individual

56.4%

Company

19.6%

Unincorporated Association

19.3%

Donor Concentration

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Scottish National Party

SNP

MPs

Total Donations

£734,696

Donations

Avg Donation

£73,470

Top Donor

Alexander Adams

£250,000

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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Green Party

Green

MPs

Total Donations

£529,583

Donations

110

Avg Donation

£4,814

Top Donor

Mr Michael Taylor

£100,000

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

£117,204

Donations

Avg Donation

£10,655

Top Donor

Mr Dylan Jones

£70,000

Donations by Type

Donor Concentration

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Alliance

APNI

MPs

Total Donations

£104,490

Donations

Avg Donation

£17,415

Top Donor

Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd

£104,490

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

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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