Registered political parties have to report donations they’ve accepted on a quarterly basis. We publish these donations on Political Finance Online.

The rules for publishing this information are different in Northern Ireland. Legislation doesn’t allow us to publish any information about donations and loans from before 1 July 2017.

Accepting a donation

When political parties, individuals or other organisations accept a donation, they have to:

  • record information about the donation, such as the amount and who it was from
  • check the source of the donation, and decide if it comes from a permissible source
  • decide whether to keep or return the donation, depending on its source
  • report it to us, if it’s over the reportable amount or if they returned it

Chart: Donations accepted by political parties by quarter

This chart shows donations accepted by political parties from 2001 onwards. You can view data from Great Britain or Northern Ireland or combine the information. It also shows late donations by party.

Table: Donations accepted by political parties by type of donor