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, a total of 13 parties received a combined total of £52,640,041.85 through 2145 donations exceeding £1,000.00.

The Conservative Party received the most donations with a total of 812 contributions, amounting to £18,021,158.86.

The highest cumulative donation of £21,283,605.27 was made to the Labour party.

Distribution of party donations

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

Labour

£21,283,605.27(40%)

Conservative Party

£18,021,158.86(34%)

Lib Dems

£7,682,262.45(15%)

UKIP

£1,574,937.92(3%)

Scottish National Party

£1,459,188.71(3%)

Co-operative Party

£898,392.00(2%)

Green Party

£381,991.03(1%)

WEP

£370,043.78(1%)

Plaid Cymru

£367,633.40(1%)

Socialist Party

£360,000.00(1%)

BNP

£185,991.38(0%)

Scottish Greens

£30,837.05(0%)

English Democrats

£24,000.00(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.

2015 2017

DonationWatch

As of July 5, 2025

Sources Transparency