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
£33,654,469
Donations
276
Avg Donation
£121,936
Top Donor
Christopher Harborne
£9,000,000
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Conservative
Con
MPs
118
Total Donations
£24,039,356
Donations
1,177
Avg Donation
£20,424
Top Donor
Jeremy Elliott San
£3,000,000
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Labour (Co-op)
Lab
MPs
405
Total Donations
£19,809,392
Donations
790
Avg Donation
£25,075
Top Donor
Unite the Union
£2,267,344
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Liberal Democrat
LD
MPs
71
Total Donations
£10,234,158
Donations
2,203
Avg Donation
£4,646
Top Donor
Mark E Petterson
£462,869
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Scottish National Party
SNP
MPs
10
Total Donations
£1,084,696
Donations
18
Avg Donation
£60,261
Top Donor
Alexander Adams
£250,000
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Green Party
Green
MPs
5
Total Donations
£838,877
Donations
149
Avg Donation
£5,630
Top Donor
Mr Simon Burgess
£100,520
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Your Party
YP
MPs
2
Total Donations
£670,068
Donations
7
Avg Donation
£95,724
Top Donor
MOU Operations Ltd
£600,000
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Sinn Féin
SF
MPs
7
Total Donations
£415,430
Donations
4
Avg Donation
£103,858
Top Donor
Ms Elizabeth known as Pegeen O'Sullivan
£338,550
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Plaid Cymru
PC
MPs
4
Total Donations
£304,114
Donations
17
Avg Donation
£17,889
Top Donor
Mr David Elwyn Brian Arnold
£151,410
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Restore Britain
RB
MPs
1
Total Donations
£250,000
Donations
1
Avg Donation
£250,000
Top Donor
Cade Hill Investments
£250,000
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Alliance
APNI
MPs
1
Total Donations
£145,560
Donations
8
Avg Donation
£18,195
Top Donor
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd
£145,560
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration
Social Democratic & Labour Party
SDLP
MPs
2
Total Donations
£70,000
Donations
26
Avg Donation
£2,692
Top Donor
Mr Tony Kilduff
£70,000
Donations by Type
Donor Concentration