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Posthumous giving · Bequests
Money left to UK parties in wills
671 declared donations from 30+ distinct estates totalling £36,481,529are flagged on the Electoral Commission register as bequests. These are gifts the donor cannot be asked about, made by people who have died after writing political loyalty into their will. The Conservatives hold the largest share by some margin; small parties depend disproportionately on individual large bequests — Sinn Féin’s six declared bequests average over £460k each.
By recipient party
| # | Recipient | Bequests | Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservative and Unionist Party | 199 | £12,388,874 | £62,256 |
| 2 | Liberal Democrats | 140 | £4,972,208 | £35,516 |
| 3 | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 55 | £4,401,606 | £80,029 |
| 4 | Labour Party | 108 | £3,838,947 | £35,546 |
| 5 | Sinn Féin | 14 | £3,788,464 | £270,605 |
| 6 | The Socialist Party of Great Britain | 15 | £1,811,611 | £120,774 |
| 7 | Green Party | 34 | £1,330,756 | £39,140 |
| 8 | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 32 | £1,131,868 | £35,371 |
| 9 | British National Party [De-registered 08/01/16] | 25 | £715,972 | £28,639 |
| 10 | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 15 | £561,680 | £37,445 |
| 11 | Communist Party of Britain | 7 | £403,427 | £57,632 |
| 12 | Society of Conservative Lawyers | 4 | £231,747 | £57,937 |
| 13 | Hersham Village Society [De-registered 30/06/25] | 1 | £204,888 | £204,888 |
| 14 | British National Party | 6 | £201,440 | £33,573 |
| 15 | Scottish Unionist Association Trust | 1 | £157,350 | £157,350 |
| 16 | Northern Campaign Group | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 17 | Alliance - Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | 1 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 18 | Conservative Christian Fellowship | 1 | £49,832 | £49,832 |
| 19 | Scottish Socialist Party | 1 | £34,492 | £34,492 |
| 20 | Ms Holly Lynch MP | 1 | £20,000 | £20,000 |
| 21 | Co-operative Party | 1 | £19,957 | £19,957 |
| 22 | The Campaign for British Influence in Europe Limited | 1 | £12,500 | £12,500 |
| 23 | Labour Women's Network | 1 | £12,000 | £12,000 |
| 24 | National Front [De-registered 01/11/14] | 1 | £6,170 | £6,170 |
| 25 | NO2EU [De-registered 01/11/14] | 6 | £740 | £123 |
Largest individual estates
| # | Donor (estate of) | Bequests | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr William E Hampton | 12 | £3,412,866 |
| 2 | Mary V Doran | 1 | £1,100,000 |
| 3 | Mr Patrick H Gregory | 1 | £1,000,000 |
| 4 | Mr Gordon Peter Docherty | 3 | £960,000 |
| 5 | Mr Edwin G Morgan | 1 | £917,739 |
| 6 | Rosa Haden | 1 | £711,435 |
| 7 | Heather Coffey | 2 | £650,000 |
| 8 | John Faulkner (dec'd) | 2 | £625,000 |
| 9 | Ms Estelle Brownrig | 4 | £619,921 |
| 10 | Gerda Winder | 1 | £582,358 |
| 11 | Lord Paul Hamlyn | 1 | £500,000 |
| 12 | Kenneth W Richards | 1 | £452,513 |
| 13 | Mr John Lee | 2 | £440,000 |
| 14 | Joan Read | 4 | £434,908 |
| 15 | Mr George G Watson | 2 | £426,503 |
| 16 | Mr Albert Snape | 1 | £425,034 |
| 17 | Ms Joan L B Edwards | 1 | £420,576 |
| 18 | Mr Byron S Huson | 1 | £400,000 |
| 19 | Mr Reginald Collins | 2 | £375,000 |
| 20 | Ms Kathlyn J T Baker | 1 | £354,958 |
| 21 | Ms Elizabeth known as Pegeen O'Sullivan | 1 | £338,550 |
| 22 | Hywel Vaughan Lewis | 1 | £330,000 |
| 23 | Morven Polson | 1 | £300,000 |
| 24 | Ms Teresa Winifred Mullaney | 1 | £300,000 |
| 25 | Dr Norman Allan | 2 | £294,083 |
| 26 | Stuart Ritchie Brown | 1 | £284,485 |
| 27 | Ronald W Moore | 1 | £266,904 |
| 28 | Mr Peter Beak | 2 | £250,000 |
| 29 | Alexander G Stanford MBE | 2 | £241,927 |
| 30 | Ms Ann Pamela Thomas | 4 | £231,747 |