Overview

Top political parties and their total donations

This list presents the top political parties and their cumulative donations within a specific interval, arranged in descending order based on the sum of donations

In the years 2012, a total of 10 parties received a combined total of £37,256,568.50 through 863 donations exceeding £5,000.00.

The Conservative Party received the most donations with a total of 448 contributions, amounting to £13,508,498.65.

The highest cumulative donation of £18,640,279.00 was made to the Labour party.

Distribution of party donations

Total published donations to each party, United Kingdom, 2012.

Labour

£18,640,279.00(50%)

Conservative Party

£13,508,498.65(36%)

Lib Dems

£2,199,676.04(6%)

Co-operative Party

£1,022,168.00(3%)

Scottish National Party

£865,264.45(2%)

Plaid Cymru

£322,016.77(1%)

Green Party

£254,942.02(1%)

UKIP

£251,294.01(1%)

Socialist Party

£176,757.56(0%)

Scottish Greens

£15,672.00(0%)

Donation distribution

The party donation distribution overview provides a succinct analysis of donation distributions among various political parties. Through a scatter plot visualization, each point represents a party, with the x-axis indicating donation amounts and scatter size reflecting donation frequency.

2011 2013

DonationWatch

As of June 28, 2025

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