Who actually funds the SDLP

Every declared donation to the SDLP 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 £2,297,083 across 226 declared donations from 10 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 all-time
Public Fund	184	£2.2m	95.3%
Individual	39	£100k	4.3%
Company	3	£9k	0.4%

Year by year

Declared total per calendar year. Election years and leadership-change years usually spike.

Year	Donations	Total
2026	6	£80k
2025	37	£457k
2024	38	£323k
2023	35	£350k
2022	25	£264k
2021	27	£300k
2020	24	£255k
2019	13	£109k
2018	13	£108k
2017	8	£52k

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 all-time
Central HQ	128	£1.4m	62.8%
Constituency-level	98	£855k	37.2%

Top 30 donors · lifetime

#	Donor	Type	Donations	Lifetime total
1	Northern Ireland Assembly	Public Fund	104	£955k
2	House of Commons	Public Fund	72	£673k
3	The Electoral Commission	Public Fund	8	£560k
4	Mr Tony Kilduff	Individual	35	£93k
5	MulrinesBeverages Ltd Co	Company	1	£4k
6	Mr James Watson	Individual	1	£3k
7	Heron Brothers	Company	1	£3k
8	Mr Brian O'Boyle	Individual	1	£2k
9	Mr Brian Duffin	Individual	2	£2k
10	Creagh Concrete	Company	1	£2k

All-time, all accounting units. Includes both monetary donations and non-cash benefits.