Labour · Money map
Who actually funds the Labour
Every declared donation to the Labour on the Electoral Commission register, aggregated by year, by donor type, by sector and by accounting unit. The headline number on the policy page is £383,371,269 across 15,014 declared donations from 2,642 distinct donors. The figures below are the decomposition.
By donor type
The most diagnostic single decomposition. Tells you who actually owns the party.
| Donor type | Donations | Total | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade Union | 7,157 | £165.9m | 43.3% |
| Individual | 2,745 | £84.7m | 22.1% |
| Public Fund | 161 | £48.8m | 12.7% |
| Other | 96 | £42.3m | 11.0% |
| Company | 1,376 | £27.5m | 7.2% |
| Unincorporated Association | 2,565 | £10.2m | 2.7% |
| Limited Liability Partnership | 176 | £2.5m | 0.6% |
| Registered Political Party | 630 | £1.1m | 0.3% |
| Friendly Society | 85 | £296k | 0.1% |
| Trust | 17 | £53k | 0.0% |
| Unidentifiable Donor | 5 | £4k | 0.0% |
| Impermissible Donor | 1 | £900 | 0.0% |
Year by year
Declared total per calendar year. Totals usually spike in election years and in years when the leader changes.
| Year | Donations | Total | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 227 | £7.7m | |
| 2025 | 429 | £9.9m | |
| 2024 | 1,310 | £48.7m | |
| 2023 | 653 | £29.8m | |
| 2022 | 521 | £19.9m | |
| 2021 | 584 | £16.5m | |
| 2020 | 347 | £14.3m | |
| 2019 | 953 | £25.3m | |
| 2018 | 354 | £16.2m | |
| 2017 | 1,011 | £23.9m | |
| 2016 | 545 | £20.7m | |
| 2015 | 701 | £21.4m | |
| 2014 | 564 | £11m | |
| 2013 | 314 | £11.9m | |
| 2012 | 316 | £6.9m | |
| 2011 | 345 | £12.4m | |
| 2010 | 690 | £13.8m | |
| 2009 | 628 | £10.5m | |
| 2008 | 560 | £8.4m | |
| 2007 | 689 | £8.5m | |
| 2006 | 451 | £6.4m | |
| 2005 | 865 | £9m | |
| 2004 | 621 | £8m | |
| 2003 | 443 | £9.3m | |
| 2002 | 391 | £7m | |
| 2001 | 502 | £6m |
Where the money landed · accounting unit
Money that lands at Central HQ funds the party machine. Money that lands at a constituency association funds a single seat. The mix tells you whether the party is centrally bankrolled or locally rooted.
| Where | Donations | Total | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central HQ | 4,805 | £321.9m | 84.0% |
| Constituency associations | 8,993 | £30.2m | 7.9% |
| Other | 853 | £28.5m | 7.4% |
| Regional / liaison | 363 | £2.8m | 0.7% |
Top funding sectors
Donor names matched against the site’s sector classifier. Untagged donors (individuals, generic companies) are not included; this view shows which parts of the economy fund the party.
| Sector | Distinct donors | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Trade union | 30 | £113m |
| Finance | 29 | £4.6m |
| Property | 52 | £2m |
| Media | 12 | £368k |
| Gambling | 8 | £171k |
| Tech | 8 | £126k |
| Pharma | 2 | £13k |
| Defence | 1 | £6k |
| Oil & gas | 1 | £2k |
Top 30 donors · lifetime
Every year on record, all accounting units. Includes both monetary donations and benefits in kind.