Key dates

As part of regulating party finance and maintaining transparency, parties must submit financial reports on donations, loans and expenditure by certain dates.

Parties are also under a duty to confirm their details and renew their registration every year.

Below you can find the deadline dates for the main reporting requirements for political parties in 2023.

30 January 2023

Deadline for submitting Quarter 4 (1 October 2022–31 December 2022) donations and loans reports

30 April 2023

Deadline for submitting Quarter 1 (1 January 2023–31 March 2023) donations and loans reports

Deadline for statement of accounts (income and expenditure of £250k or below) for year end 31 December 2022

4 May 2023

Polling day:

  • Local elections in England
  • Local authority mayoral elections in England
18 May 2023 Polling day:
  • Local government elections in Northern Ireland

7 July 2023

Deadline for statement of accounts (income or expenditure over £250k) for year end 31 December 2022

30 July 2023

Deadline for submitting Quarter 2 (1 April 2023–30 June 2023) donations and loans reports

30 October 2023

Deadline for submitting Quarter 3 (1 July 2023–30 September 2023) donations and loans reports