Summary of political parties donations and borrowing for quarter two 2015 (April to June) 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 loan 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 two 2015 returns. Find full analysis and breakdown of the figures for quarter two 2015 at: http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/search?currentpage=1&rows=30&s ort=value&order=desc&tab=1&et=pp&date=accepted&from=&to=&quarters=2 015q2&prePoll=false&postPoll=true Read our news release on the quarter two donations and loans at: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/journalist/electoral-commissionmedia-centre/news-releases-donations/political-parties-latest-donations-andborrowing-figures-published20
Table 1: Reported donations to all political parties over the last four quarters Quarter excluding public funds Public funds total Quarter 2 2015 (Apr-Jun) 20,952,767 1,738,649 22,691,416 Quarter 1 2015 (Jan-Mar) 30,636,084 2,366,125 33,002,210 Quarter 4 2014 (Oct-Dec) 20,408,640 3,834,816 24,243,456 Quarter 3 2014 (Jul-Sept) 15,126,459 351,060 15,477,519 Total 87,123,950 8,290,650 95,414,601 Table 2: to political parties accepted in quarter two 2015 (April to June) Party excluding public funds Public funds Total accepted in Quarter two 2015 All People's Party 31,214-31,214 Conservative Party 9,163,385 29,356 9,192,742 Co-operative Party 108,983-108,983 English Democrats 12,500-12,500 Green Party 45,734-45,734 Labour Party 7,800,618 907,616 8,708,234 Liberal Democrats 1,391,939 279,273 1,671,213 Plaid Cymru The Party of Wales 60,000-60,000 Scottish Green Party - 12,194 12,194 Scottish National Party (SNP) 10,560 330,470 341,030 The Radical Party 7,852-7,852 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 18,500-18,500 UK Independence Party (UKIP) 2,016,582 179,739 2,196,321 Total 20,667,867 1,738,649 22,406,516
Table 3: accepted in previous quarters and reported late in quarter two 2015 Party Central Party Accounting unit Value Number Value Number Conservative Party 19,500 8 149,451 37 Labour Party - - 62,668 22 Liberal Democrats - - 34,269 10 UK Independence Party (UKIP) - - 19,011 9 Total 19,500 8 265,399 78 Table 4: Top donors for quarter two 2015 Donor Name Total amount ( ) Recipient 1 Unite the Union 1,769,675 Labour Party 2 GMB 1,468,768 Labour Party 3 Northern & Shell Media Group Ltd 1,000,000 UK Independence Party (UKIP) 4 UNISON 906,980 Labour Party 5 6 7 8 Communication Workers Union CWU Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers Growth Financial Services Ltd Lord Michael D. Glendonbrook 790,705 Labour Party 548,391 Labour Party 500,000 UK Independence Party (UKIP) 333,000 Conservative Party 9 Mr Michael S. Farmer 307,500 Conservative Party 10 Mrs Fitriani H. Hay 307,500 Conservative Party
Public funds Table 5: Total of public funds accepted by parties in quarter two 2015 by type Party Short money (House of Commons) 1 Cranborne money (House of Lords) 2 Financial assistance to parties (Scottish Parliament) 3 Policy Development Grant Conservative Party - - 29,356-29,356 Labour Party 842,817-64,799-907,616 Liberal Democrats - - 9,665 269,609 279,274 Scottish Green Party - - 12,194-12,194 Scottish National Party (SNP) UK Independence Party (UKIP) Total 215,213 - - 115,257 330,470 - - - 179,739 179,739 Total 1,058,030-116,014 564,605 1,738,649 Eligible political parties receive their allocation of the policy development grant at different times of the financial year. Reporting nil in any one quarter does not mean that the party has not received the grant during the year. 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 460 registered political parties in Great Britain during Quarter 2 2015. 134 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 Q2 2015 deadline. Abolish Magna Carta, Reinstate Monarchy Apni Party Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol District First For Russia Free United Kingdom Party Give Me Back Elmo Green Party Hanworth & Birch Hill Residents North Somerset First Independents Power To The People Radcliffe Independence Party Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR Say Yes! To A Fair Society! The Above and Beyond Party The Globelization Liberation Dream Party The Independent Party For East Staffordshire The New Society of Worth The Pluralist Party The Roman Party. Ave The UK Progressive Democracy Party TLC - The Local Community - Shepton Mallet We Are The Reality Party We Demand A Referendum Now Borrowing Abolish Magna Carta, Reinstate Monarchy Apni Party Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol Common Sense Party Consensus Deep Earth Ecosphere Preservation Alliance (DEEPA) District First Everyone's Party For Russia Free United Kingdom Party Give Me Back Elmo Green Party Hanworth & Birch Hill Residents Hong Kong Independence Party
Independents at Mendip Kitten Independence Party National Front North Somerset First Independents People Social Freedom Party Power To The People Radcliffe Independence Party Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR Say Yes! To A Fair Society! Stamford Group of Independents Stronger Community Party The Above and Beyond Party The Globelization Liberation Dream Party The Independent Party For East Staffordshire The New Society of Worth The Pluralist Party The Roman Party. Ave The UK Progressive Democracy Party TLC - The Local Community - Shepton Mallet Village Voice We Are The Reality Party 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 June 2015 Party Loans 4 Credit facilities 5 Alliance EPP: European People s Party UK 32,363 Connected transactions 6 Conservative Party 1,119,716 5,556,000 English Democrats 166,644 Equal and Just Society 8,000 Green Party 15,437 Labour Party 3,744,125 10,000 Liberal Democrats 493,346 572,500 40,000 Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 9,413 50,000 Scottish National Party (SNP) 665,553 Scottish Socialist Party 63,000 10,000 Scottish Voice 200,000 The Peoples Party For Better Government 7,800 The Respect Party 18,417 UK Independence Party (UKIP) 124,510 Total 6,668,324 6,198,500 40,000 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.
Table 7: New loans reported in quarter two 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/ Party Total value of new loans Alliance EPP: European People s Party UK 5,063 Conservative Party 34,400 Labour Party 5,502 Liberal Democrats 32,549 UK Independence Party (UKIP) 104,000 Total 181,514 Table 8: Loans repaid in full or converted to donations reported in quarter two 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/ Party Loans converted to donations (including partial conversion) Loans repaid in full Conservative Party - 2,000 Labour Party - 7,018,750 Liberal Democrats - 6,000 UK Independence Party (UKIP) - 318,477 Total loans ended - 7,345,228