Political party donations and loans published for Q3 2021

9 Dec 2021 12:33 PM

25 political parties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland have reported accepting a total of £11,462,233 in donations and public funds in the third quarter of 2021 (July to September), according to figures published recently (07 December 2021) by the Electoral Commission. This compares to £8,974,199 reported in the same period in 2020.

Louise Edwards, Director of Regulation, recently said:

“Transparency in political finance is important to public confidence and trust in our democratic processes. Over £11 million in donations was accepted by political parties in the third quarter of the year, and these data allow voters to see where that funding came from.”

Political parties are required to submit quarterly donation and loan returns to the Electoral Commission, and to include:

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