Conservative and Unionist Party: donations, loans and election spending
The Electoral Commission's register lists £4,174,098 in donations accepted by the Conservative and Unionist Party in Q2 2026, from 199 donations. That is less than the £6,062,961 in Q1 2026 and less than the £4,506,798 a year earlier.
Over the five years from Q3 2021 to Q2 2026 the register lists £139.3 million in donations to the Conservative and Unionist Party: 56.9% from individuals, 25.6% from companies, 11.1% from public funds.
The highest quarterly total for the party in the register, which runs from Q1 2001, is £37,783,993 in Q4 2019.
Donations the register lists as public funds make up £15.4 million of the five-year total.
The register lists 50 loans to the party still outstanding, with £4,252,451 outstanding.
The party's campaign spending return for the 2024 general election lists £23,881,191, against £16,486,697 in 2019. The largest category was unsolicited material to electors, at £9,194,913.
At the 2024 general election the House of Commons Library records 635 Conservative candidates, 6,828,925 votes (23.7% of the UK total) and 121 seats.
Parliament's Members API lists 118 MPs for the party on 15 October 2026.
The register also records 126 donations worth £697,210 that the party returned or that were forfeited; these are not counted in the totals above.
Donations by quarter
| Quarter | Donations | Value | Of which public funds | To the central party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 199 | £4,174,098 | £1,228,627 | £3,900,234 |
| Q1 2026 | 167 | £6,062,961 | £1,837,607 | £5,540,555 |
| Q4 2025 | 231 | £4,238,811 | £1,648,712 | £3,892,905 |
| Q3 2025 | 159 | £7,038,861 | £2,319,506 | £6,815,695 |
| Q2 2025 | 144 | £4,506,798 | £1,184,845 | £4,293,980 |
| Q1 2025 | 127 | £5,549,005 | £2,139,455 | £5,266,848 |
| Q4 2024 | 284 | £3,726,258 | £1,476,265 | £3,472,081 |
| Q3 2024 | 224 | £3,092,898 | £1,424,872 | £2,555,684 |
| Q2 2024 | 818 | £16,346,786 | £81,516 | £13,153,598 |
| Q1 2024 | 288 | £9,130,001 | £173,819 | £8,024,306 |
| Q4 2023 | 414 | £9,919,725 | £59,105 | £9,136,230 |
| Q3 2023 | 256 | £15,817,637 | £375,971 | £15,364,813 |
The last 12 quarters with registered donations. Every quarter since Q1 2001 (CSV). Returned and forfeited donations are left out.
Largest donors as registered, Q3 2021 to Q2 2026
| Donor (as registered) | Donor type | Total | Donations | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PHOENIX PARTNERSHIP (LEEDS) LTD | Company | £15,322,200 | 11 | 17 May 2024 |
| Lord John Sainsbury | Individual | £10,201,685 | 2 | 12 September 2023 |
| House of Commons | Public Fund | £8,204,517 | 21 | 19 June 2026 |
| Graham H Edwards | Individual | £5,367,238 | 33 | 17 December 2025 |
| Mohamed Younes Mansour Lotfy Mansour | Individual | £5,262,435 | 4 | 31 May 2024 |
| Francis X Hester | Individual | £5,000,000 | 1 | 16 May 2023 |
| Jeremy Elliott San | Individual | £3,000,000 | 3 | 31 July 2025 |
| Professor Christopher Barry Wood | Individual | £2,789,872 | 71 | 29 June 2026 |
| National Conservative Draws Society | Unincorporated Association | £2,605,049 | 57 | 23 June 2026 |
| Richard D Harpin | Individual | £2,587,561 | 94 | 29 December 2024 |
Five-year totals; names and types as registered.
Loans
| Quarter reported | Loans | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 1 | £140,000 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | £10,515 |
| Q3 2024 | 3 | £34,452 |
| Q2 2024 | 2 | £45,000 |
| Q1 2024 | 3 | £130,494 |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | £2,000 |
| Q3 2023 | 1 | £7,000 |
| Q2 2023 | 9 | £100,000 |
| Q1 2023 | 6 | £152,000 |
| Q4 2022 | 4 | £2,027,000 |
| Q3 2022 | 9 | £33,300 |
| Q2 2022 | 2 | £6,000 |
Campaign spending at general elections
| Election | Total | England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | £23,881,191 | £20,797,199 | £1,999,418 | £1,078,273 | £6,299 |
| 12 December 2019 | £16,486,697 | £13,971,538 | £1,588,440 | £904,703 | £22,017 |
| 8 June 2017 | £18,592,590 | £15,649,162 | £1,732,358 | £1,183,581 | £27,488 |
| 7 May 2015 | £15,608,597 | £13,455,826 | £1,290,123 | £844,272 | £18,376 |
| 6 May 2010 | £16,794,113 | £14,298,164 | £1,273,111 | £1,111,599 | £111,239 |
| 5 May 2005 | £17,860,682 | £15,690,034 | £1,317,196 | £845,018 | £8,434 |
| 7 June 2001 | £12,759,120 | £11,336,021 | £972,967 | £442,823 | £7,309 |
Campaign spending returns as registered.
General election results
| Election | Standing as | Candidates | Votes | Vote share | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Conservative | 635 | 6,828,925 | 23.7% | 121 |
| 2019 | Conservative | 635 | 13,966,454 | 43.6% | 365 |
| 2017 | Conservative | 638 | 13,636,684 | 42.3% | 317 |
| 2015 | Conservative | 647 | 11,299,609 | 36.8% | 330 |
| 2010 | Conservative | 631 | 10,703,654 | 36.1% | 306 |
From the House of Commons Library.
The party's entry in the Electoral Commission's register · Search its registered donations · All parties
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