Party donations 2016 - 2017

Donation count

2,914

Sum

£119,459,765.74

Average

£40,995.12

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 2016 and 2017, a total of 19 parties received a combined total of £119,459,765.74 through 2914 donations exceeding £5,000.00.

The Conservative Party received the most donations with a total of 1502 contributions, amounting to £53,187,393.67.

The highest cumulative donation of £53,187,393.67 was made to the Conservative Party party.

Distribution of party donations

Total published donations to each party, United Kingdom, 2016 - 2017.

Conservative Party

£53,187,393.67(45%)

Labour

£42,374,462.12(35%)

Lib Dems

£13,187,578.07(11%)

Scottish National Party

£3,437,185.64(3%)

UKIP

£2,073,023.24(2%)

Co-operative Party

£1,700,494.00(1%)

Plaid Cymru

£727,675.33(1%)

Green Party

£692,451.79(1%)

WEP

£669,958.98(1%)

Socialist Party

£406,149.13(0%)

BNP

£295,991.38(0%)

DUP

£280,538.65(0%)

Sinn Féin

£180,363.94(0%)

Scottish Greens

£89,159.69(0%)

SDLP

£49,548.09(0%)

UUP

£38,161.26(0%)

Renew

£29,480.18(0%)

Alliance

£20,150.58(0%)

English Democrats

£20,000.00(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.

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Last updated: July 2, 2025

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