Summary of political parties donations and borrowing for quarter three 2015 (July to September) The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. We regulate party and election finance and set standards for wellrun elections. Registered political parties are required to report quarterly donation and borrowing returns to us within 30 days of the end of each calendar quarter. This document is a summary of donations and borrowing reported to us in the quarter three 2015 returns. Find full analysis and breakdown of the figures for quarter three 2015 here. Read our news release on the quarter three donations and loans here:
Donations Table 1: Reported donations to all political parties over the last four quarters Quarter Quarter 3 2015 (Jul- Sep) Quarter 2 2015 (Apr-Jun) Quarter 1 2015 (Jan-Mar) Quarter 4 2014 (Oct-Dec) Donations excluding public funds Public funds Donations total 6,088,450 3,413,776 9,502,226 21,059,522 1,738,649 22,798,170 30,746,702 2,366,125 33,112,827 20,408,640 3,834,816 24,243,456 Total 78,303,314 11,353,366 89,656,679 Table 2: Donations to political parties accepted in quarter three 2015 (July to September) Donations excluding public funds Public funds Total accepted in Quarter three 2015 Conservative 3,373,105 29,444 3,402,549 Co-operative 338,278 0 338,278 English Democrats 7,000 0 7,000 Green 21,800 85,893 107,693 Labour 1,614,438 2,434,581 4,049,020 Liberal Democrats 531,525 447,827 979,352 Scottish National (SNP) 35,000 344,575 379,575 The Radical 2,000 0 2,000 UK Independence (UKIP) 49,334 0 49,334 Women's Equality 20,000 0 20,000 Total 5,992,481 3,342,320 9,334,801
Table 3: Donations accepted in previous quarters and reported late in quarter three 2015 Central Accounting unit Value Number Value Number Conservative 0 0 7,000 2 Green 0 0 3,600 2 Labour 64,799 1 5,000 2 Liberal Democrats 8,530 1 31,674 11 Total 73,329 2 47,274 17 Table 4: Top donors for quarter three 2015 Donor Name Total amount ( ) Recipient National Conservative Draws Society UNISON Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers GMB Richard Caring David E D Brownlow The Co-operative Group Ltd Ian R Taylor Christopher Rokos Communication Workers Union CWU 400,000 Conservative 340,424 Labour 311,820 Labour 310,528 Labour 296,000 Conservative 260,139 Conservative 251,400 Co-operative 208,500 Conservative 170,000 Conservative 158,506 Labour
Public funds Table 5: Total of public funds accepted by parties in quarter three 2015 by type Short money (House of Commons) 1 Cranborne money (House of Lords) 2 Financial assistance to parties (Scottish Parliament) 3 Policy Development Grant Conservative 0 0 29,444 0 29,444 Green 85,893 0 0 0 85,893 Labour 2,188,364 132,970 0 113,247 2,434,581 Liberal Democrats 221,200 82,535 30,351 113,741 447,827 Scottish National (SNP) Total 300,024 0 0 44,551 344,575 Total 2,795,481 215,505 59,795 271,539 3,342,320 1 Allocated to opposition parties in the House of Commons to assist with costs 2 Allocated to opposition parties in the House of Lords to assist with costs 3 Allocated to opposition parties in the Scottish Parliament to assist with costs
Late reporting There were 437 registered political parties in Great Britain during Quarter 3 2015. 135 were required to submit a quarterly donation report and 122 to submit borrowing information within the deadline. Of these, the following parties failed to submit a donation or loan report for the Q3 2015 deadline. Donations Action on Digital Addiction and Cyberstalking Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol Democratic Reform District First Everyone's For Russia Hanworth & Birch Hill Residents Hucknall First Community Forum for a United Thanet Radcliffe Independence Reduce VAT in Sport Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR Say Yes! To A Fair Society! The Commonwealth Liberation The Globelization Liberation Dream The Roman. Ave We Are The Reality We Demand A Referendum Now Borrowing Action on Digital Addiction and Cyberstalking Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol Digital Democracy District First Everyone's For Russia Give Me Back Elmo Green Hucknall First Community Forum Independents at Mendip for a United Thanet Radcliffe Independence Reduce VAT in Sport Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR
Say Yes! To A Fair Society! The Commonwealth Liberation The Globelization Liberation Dream The Radical The Roman. Ave We Are The Reality All other parties are currently exempt from quarterly reporting. Note: Parties that submit nil returns for four consecutive quarters are then exempt from quarterly reporting. The exemption continues to apply unless the party receives reportable donations again at which point the exemption is lifted and the party would again have to submit quartely reports to the Commission. Any potential breaches of the legislation will be considered in line with our usual enforcement policy, which can be viewed here:
Borrowing Table 6: Total outstanding borrowing by party as at 30 October 2015 Loans 4 Credit facilities 5 Alliance EPP: European People s UK 34,666 Connected transactions 6 British National 37,000 Conservative 1,119,216 5,556,000 English Democrats 166,644 Equal and Just Society 8,000 Green 15,437 Labour 1,754,125 10,000 Liberal Democrats 510,457 555,000 40,000 Plaid Cymru - The of Wales 9,413 50,000 Scottish National (SNP) 165,553 Scottish Socialist 63,000 10,000 Scottish Voice 200,000 The Peoples For Better Government 7,800 The Respect 18,417 UK Independence (UKIP) 477,958 4 This is the maximum value of loans entered into by a party. In some instances, amounts may have been repaid and converted to donations. Further detail is available on PEF Online 5 Credit facilities are an agreement where a registered party is entitled to receive a loan of money from time to time from another person (or organisation). The credit facility will generally have an upper limit specified in the credit facility agreement. Examples of common credit facilities include overdrafts and credit cards. The amount displayed is the maximum that can be borrowed and not the amount that is drawn upon at any one time 6 Connected transactions are an arrangement where a person (or organisation) gives any form of security on behalf of a political party in respect of a loan or a credit facility arranged with someone other than the party or the person giving security. Where a person (or organisation) has provided security or a guarantee, it is the maximum that they could be liable to pay.
Total 4,587,686 6,181,000 40,000 Table 7: New loans reported in quarter three 2015 Full details of loans, including the date on which the loan was entered into, date repayable, interest rate (whether fixed, variable or nil), whether security was given and details of the lender are available at: http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/ Total value of new loans Alliance EPP: European People s UK 2,303 British National 37,000 Conservative 13,000 Labour 10,000 Liberal Democrats 30,611 UK Independence (UKIP) 372,000 Table 8: Loans repaid in full or converted to donations reported in quarter three 2015 Changes to terms and conditions of borrowings (such as changes to interest rate and repayment or review date) must also be reported to us. These details are available to view at: http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/ Loans converted to donations (including partial conversion) Loans repaid in full Conservative 3,500 10,000 Labour 2,300,000 Liberal Democrats 2,000 33,600 Scottish National (SNP) 1,000,000 UK Independence (UKIP) 31,000