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