Labour Party: donations, loans and election spending
The Electoral Commission's register lists £3,638,692 in donations accepted by the Labour Party in Q2 2026, from 105 donations. That is less than the £4,102,856 in Q1 2026 and more than the £2,934,351 a year earlier.
Over the five years from Q3 2021 to Q2 2026 the register lists £119.5 million in donations to the Labour Party: 33.8% from individuals, 25.7% from trade unions, 19.7% from public funds.
The highest quarterly total for the party in the register, which runs from Q1 2001, is £28,643,397 in Q2 2024.
Donations the register lists as public funds make up £23.5 million of the five-year total.
The register lists 44 loans to the party still outstanding, with £1,052,379 outstanding.
The party's campaign spending return for the 2024 general election lists £30,084,081, against £12,034,416 in 2019. The largest category was advertising, at £11,907,081.
At the 2024 general election the House of Commons Library records 631 Labour candidates, 9,708,716 votes (33.7% of the UK total) and 411 seats.
Parliament's Members API lists 404 MPs for the party on 15 October 2026.
The register also records 9 donations worth £9,950 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 | 105 | £3,638,692 | £21,158 | £2,961,526 |
| Q1 2026 | 119 | £4,102,856 | £56,216 | £3,401,265 |
| Q4 2025 | 154 | £1,978,007 | £31,836 | £1,306,398 |
| Q3 2025 | 72 | £2,499,786 | £374,446 | £2,040,600 |
| Q2 2025 | 122 | £2,934,351 | £285,848 | £2,543,837 |
| Q1 2025 | 92 | £2,618,173 | £271,872 | £2,320,377 |
| Q4 2024 | 314 | £1,438,580 | £25,881 | £1,250,343 |
| Q3 2024 | 149 | £2,592,816 | £97,120 | £1,889,957 |
| Q2 2024 | 621 | £28,643,397 | £2,453,307 | £26,524,388 |
| Q1 2024 | 189 | £9,500,423 | £2,099,879 | £8,892,989 |
| Q4 2023 | 243 | £8,529,745 | £2,083,780 | £7,918,535 |
| Q3 2023 | 134 | £5,614,380 | £2,464,242 | £5,374,865 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House of Commons | Public Fund | £16,665,161 | 29 | 19 July 2024 |
| Lord David Sainsbury of Turville | Individual | £7,735,654 | 12 | 7 July 2025 |
| Unite the Union | Trade Union | £7,173,646 | 129 | 1 May 2026 |
| GMB | Trade Union | £4,686,325 | 95 | 15 December 2025 |
| UNISON | Trade Union | £4,277,426 | 152 | 26 June 2026 |
| Quadrature Capital Limited | Company | £4,000,000 | 1 | 28 May 2024 |
| Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) | Trade Union | £3,952,615 | 138 | 29 June 2026 |
| Ecotricity Limited | Company | £3,623,000 | 8 | 24 May 2024 |
| Mr Gary Lubner | Individual | £3,452,500 | 7 | 28 September 2023 |
| House of Commons | Other | £3,231,648 | 6 | 22 December 2021 |
Five-year totals; names and types as registered.
Loans
| Quarter reported | Loans | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1 | £6,813 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | £5,000 |
| Q2 2024 | 2 | £5,620 |
| Q1 2024 | 2 | £5,129 |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | £2,500 |
| Q1 2021 | 1 | £5,000 |
| Q2 2020 | 1 | £7,000 |
| Q1 2020 | 1 | £3,156 |
| Q4 2019 | 3 | £8,373 |
| Q1 2019 | 1 | £3,500 |
| Q3 2018 | 1 | £25,000 |
| Q2 2018 | 2 | £14,576 |
Campaign spending at general elections
| Election | Total | England | Scotland | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | £30,084,081 | £25,920,811 | £2,738,934 | £1,424,335 |
| 12 December 2019 | £12,034,416 | £10,314,105 | £1,037,109 | £683,203 |
| 8 June 2017 | £11,003,980 | £9,008,854 | £1,020,224 | £974,902 |
| 7 May 2015 | £12,217,832 | £9,856,097 | £1,649,182 | £712,553 |
| 6 May 2010 | £8,009,483 | £6,516,463 | £967,904 | £525,116 |
| 5 May 2005 | £17,939,618 | £15,227,697 | £1,636,450 | £1,075,471 |
| 7 June 2001 | £10,945,120 | £9,120,963 | £1,113,427 | £710,730 |
Campaign spending returns as registered.
General election results
| Election | Standing as | Candidates | Votes | Vote share | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Labour | 631 | 9,708,716 | 33.7% | 411 |
| 2019 | Labour | 631 | 10,269,051 | 32.1% | 202 |
| 2017 | Labour | 631 | 12,877,918 | 40.0% | 262 |
| 2015 | Labour | 631 | 9,347,273 | 30.5% | 232 |
| 2010 | Labour | 631 | 8,606,517 | 29.0% | 258 |
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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