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Money in leadership races · Position-specific donations
Donations to UK party leadership candidates
224 declared donations totalling £2,525,438were given for a specific position the recipient was standing for. Leadership contests in the two main parties dominate the total: the 2016 Owen Smith challenge to Jeremy Corbyn raised £400k+ from a clearly identified donor list; the 2022 Conservative race after Boris Johnson’s resignation funnelled a similar sum into the Truss and Sunak camps. These are the gifts the donor wrote into the contest itself, not generic party support.
Conservative leadership 85 donations · £1,166,492
| Candidate | Year | Donations | Total raised | Largest donor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Sunak | 2022 | 33 | £469,765 | Chris Rea£50,000 |
| The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss | 2022 | 21 | £429,114 | Fitriani Hay£100,000 |
| Tom Tugendhat | 2022 | 9 | £125,424 | Ian Mukherjee£50,000 |
| Ms Penny Mordaunt MP | 2022 | 8 | £74,400 | Lord Michael A Spencer£25,000 |
| Mr Michael Gove MP | 2016 | 8 | £29,000 | Zacharias Gertler£10,000 |
| Kemi Badenoch | 2022 | 2 | £12,500 | Longrow Capital£10,000 |
| Suella Braverman | 2022 | 2 | £12,000 | First Corporate Consultants Ltd£10,000 |
| The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP | 2016 | 1 | £11,413 | Peter Baker£11,413 |
| Mozammel Hossain | 2023 | 1 | £2,875 | Kitt Technology Limited£2,875 |
Labour leadership 79 donations · £1,069,755
| Candidate | Year | Donations | Total raised | Largest donor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Smith MP | 2017 | 54 | £822,905 | Allamhouse Ltd£100,000 |
| Mr Jeremy Corbyn MP | 2016 | 12 | £143,856 | Communication Workers Union£40,000 |
| The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP | 2015 | 4 | £57,500 | Ms Barbara Follett£25,000 |
| Liz Kendall MP | 2015 | 4 | £20,000 | Lord Clive Hollick£10,000 |
| Mr James Watkins | 2013 | 1 | £12,994 | Unite the Union£12,994 |
| Mr Kenneth Livingstone | 2010 | 3 | £10,000 | UNISON£5,000 |
| Cllr Clive Grunshaw | 2012 | 1 | £2,500 | Unite The Union£2,500 |
Parliamentary candidacy 30 donations · £144,643
| Candidate | Year | Donations | Total raised | Largest donor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Ansell MP | 2018 | 3 | £45,197 | Mr David E Brownlow£25,000 |
| Ms Lucy Anderson | 2013 | 1 | £14,800 | Unite the Union£14,800 |
| Lee Anderson | 2019 | 1 | £10,000 | Cayzer Trust Company Ltd£10,000 |
| Mr James Heappey | 2017 | 2 | £8,750 | The Cayzer Trust Company Ltd£5,000 |
| Ms Jayne Shotton | 2013 | 1 | £8,729 | USDAW£8,729 |
| Ms Margaret Hughes | 2013 | 1 | £8,231 | GMB£8,231 |
| Mr Siôn Simon | 2013 | 1 | £5,760 | Unite the Union£5,760 |
| Mr Richard Corbett MEP | 2013 | 1 | £4,869 | GMB£4,869 |
| Ms Ivana Bartoletti | 2013 | 1 | £4,125 | Unison£4,125 |
| Cllr Sanchia Alasia | 2013 | 2 | £3,520 | Unison£3,020 |
| Ms Nancy Platts | 2013 | 2 | £2,737 | Unite the Union£1,473 |
| Mr Sebastian Dance | 2013 | 1 | £2,500 | Square Peg Media Ltd£2,500 |
| Elizabeth Savage | 2017 | 1 | £2,188 | Unite the Union£2,188 |
| Ms Angela Rayner MP | 2013 | 1 | £2,037 | Unison£2,037 |
| Mr Tom Hunt | 2019 | 1 | £2,000 | Conservative Friends of Israel£2,000 |
| Peter Gibson | 2019 | 1 | £2,000 | Conservative Friends of Israel£2,000 |
| Siobhan Baillie | 2019 | 1 | £2,000 | Conservative Friends of Israel£2,000 |
| Miriam Cates | 2019 | 1 | £2,000 | Conservative Friends of Israel£2,000 |
| Mr Mario Creatura | 2019 | 1 | £2,000 | Conservative Friends of Israel£2,000 |
| Matthew Vickers | 2019 | 1 | £2,000 | Conservative Friends of Israel£2,000 |
| Laura Evans | 2019 | 1 | £2,000 | Conservative Friends of Israel£2,000 |
| Mr Paul Brannen | 2013 | 1 | £2,000 | Unison Northern Region£2,000 |
| Ms Judith Kirton-Darling | 2013 | 1 | £2,000 | Unison Labourlink£2,000 |
| Beth Prescott | 2017 | 1 | £1,650 | Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd£1,650 |
| Jennifer Forbes | 2018 | 1 | £1,550 | Communication Workers Union£1,550 |
Mayoralty 22 donations · £121,798
| Candidate | Year | Donations | Total raised | Largest donor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Sean Anstee | 2017 | 16 | £69,153 | Himor Group Ltd£10,000 |
| Lewis Dagnall | 2022 | 2 | £17,000 | Unite the Union£15,000 |
| Ms Rowenna Davis | 2025 | 1 | £15,645 | Marcus Roberts£15,645 |
| Jessie Jacobs | 2020 | 1 | £12,000 | Activate Collective£12,000 |
| Oliver Coppard | 2022 | 1 | £5,000 | Sir Trevor Chinn£5,000 |
| Mr John Biggs | 2013 | 1 | £3,000 | GMB£3,000 |
Liberal Democrat leadership 2 donations · £6,350
| Candidate | Year | Donations | Total raised | Largest donor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Tim Farron MP | 2012 | 1 | £4,000 | Ministry of Sound£4,000 |
| Elizabeth Webster | 2022 | 1 | £2,350 | Paul Strasburger£2,350 |
Labour deputy leadership 2 donations · £5,000
| Candidate | Year | Donations | Total raised | Largest donor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Katy Clark MP | 2014 | 2 | £5,000 | Communication Workers Union£3,000 |
Scottish Labour leadership 1 donations · £2,400
| Candidate | Year | Donations | Total raised | Largest donor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ken Macintosh MSP | 2012 | 1 | £2,400 | Highlander House Limited£2,400 |
Largest single leadership / mayoral donations
| Donor | To | For | Accepted | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitriani Hay | The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss | Conservative and Unionist Party GB Leadership Contest | 2022-07-24 | £100,000 |
| Allamhouse Ltd | Owen Smith MP | Leadership of the Labour Party | 2016-09-04 | £100,000 |
| Georgina Black | Owen Smith MP | Leadership of the Labour Party | 2016-08-29 | £100,000 |
| Anthony Watson | Owen Smith MP | Leader of the Labour Party | 2016-08-04 | £67,550 |
| Chris Rea | Rishi Sunak | Conservative and Unionist Party GB Leadership Contest | 2022-08-08 | £50,000 |
| Chris Rea | Rishi Sunak | Conservative and Unionist Party GB Leadership Contest | 2022-08-04 | £50,000 |
| Yoginvest Ltd | Rishi Sunak | Conservative and Unionist Party GB Leadership Contest | 2022-08-03 | £50,000 |
| Natasha Barnaba | The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss | Conservative and Unionist Party GB Leadership Contest | 2022-07-25 | £50,000 |
| Howard Shore | The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss | Conservative and Unionist Party GB Leadership Contest | 2022-07-25 | £50,000 |
| Natasha Barnaba | The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss | Conservative and Unionist Party GB Leadership Contest | 2022-07-24 | £50,000 |
| Ian Mukherjee | Tom Tugendhat | Leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party | 2022-07-17 | £50,000 |
| Sean Wadsworth | Owen Smith MP | Leadership of the Labour Party | 2016-09-13 | £50,000 |
| GMB | Owen Smith MP | Leadership of the Labour Party | 2016-08-25 | £50,000 |
| Sean Wadsworth | Owen Smith MP | Leadership of the Labour Party | 2016-08-21 | £50,000 |
| Communication Workers Union | Mr Jeremy Corbyn MP | Leadership of the Labour Party | 2016-08-25 | £40,000 |
| Bonus Ltd | Owen Smith MP | Leadership of the Labour Party | 2016-08-25 | £37,500 |
| Jon Moynihan | The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss | Leader of the Conservative Party | 2022-09-25 | £33,265 |
| Jonathan Goldstein | Owen Smith MP | Leadership of the Labour Party | 2016-08-29 | £30,000 |
| Sir Mick Davis | Rishi Sunak | Conservative and Unionist Party GB Leadership Contest | 2022-08-02 | £25,000 |
| Stephen Massey | Rishi Sunak | Conservative and Unionist Party GB Leadership Contest | 2022-08-02 | £25,000 |
| Lord Michael Spencer of Alresford | Rishi Sunak | Conservative and Unionist Party GB Leadership Contest | 2022-08-02 | £25,000 |
| Dr Selva Pankaj | Rishi Sunak | Conservative and Unionist Party GB Leadership Contest | 2022-08-02 | £25,000 |
| Michael Spencer | The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss | Conservative and Unionist Party GB Leadership Contest | 2022-08-01 | £25,000 |
| Lord Michael A Spencer | Ms Penny Mordaunt MP | Leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party | 2022-07-18 | £25,000 |
| Beacon Rock Ltd | Tom Tugendhat | Leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party | 2022-07-17 | £25,000 |
| Sir David Garrard | Owen Smith MP | Leadership of the Labour Party | 2016-08-29 | £25,000 |
| Sir Maurice Blank | Owen Smith MP | Leadership of the Labour Party | 2016-08-25 | £25,000 |
| National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers | Mr Jeremy Corbyn MP | Leader of the Labour Party | 2016-08-18 | £25,000 |
| Ms Barbara Follett | The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP | Labour Party Leader | 2015-06-08 | £25,000 |
| Ken Follett | The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP | Labour Party Leadership | 2015-06-08 | £25,000 |