Source: Electoral Commission; based on 2022 party statement of accounts and 2023
donations figures
2022 Statement of Accounts:
Conservatives: (Approx 170,000 members)
Total income: £30.7m
Membership fees: <£2m (6% of total)
Donations: £18m (59% of total)
Conference: £6.3m (20%)
Labour: (Approx 400,000 members)
Total income: £47.1m
Membership fees: <£16m (34% of total)
Donations: £10.5m (22% of total)
Affiliates (i.e. trade unions): £5.3m (11% of total)
Commercial activities (incl. conference): £4.1m (9% of total)
Other interesting stats:
● Donations accounted for just under half of Lib Dem income
● Party membership fees accounted for over half of SNP income (despite recent fall,
SNP membership significantly higher on a per capita basis than all other political
parties)
donations figures
2022 Statement of Accounts:
Conservatives: (Approx 170,000 members)
Total income: £30.7m
Membership fees: <£2m (6% of total)
Donations: £18m (59% of total)
Conference: £6.3m (20%)
Labour: (Approx 400,000 members)
Total income: £47.1m
Membership fees: <£16m (34% of total)
Donations: £10.5m (22% of total)
Affiliates (i.e. trade unions): £5.3m (11% of total)
Commercial activities (incl. conference): £4.1m (9% of total)
Other interesting stats:
● Donations accounted for just under half of Lib Dem income
● Party membership fees accounted for over half of SNP income (despite recent fall,
SNP membership significantly higher on a per capita basis than all other political
parties)
