Allocation of public funds to parties in the UK Parliament, 2024/25

Institute for Government graph analysing Financial assistance to opposition parties data from the House of Commons and Public funding for political parties data from the Electoral Commission which shows how the Conservative Party followed by the Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party were allocated most public funding in the 2024/25 year.
Source: Institute for Government analysis of House of Commons, Financial assistance to opposition parties (Short Money and Representative Money) and Electoral Commission, Public funding for political parties.Notes: Parties in government do not receive Short money. There are different Short money calculations for pre and post the 04 July 2024 election – the sum of these amounts is represented here. LOTO allowance is a specific Short Money grant given to the Leader of the Opposition. *Sinn Féin receive Representative Money in place of Short Money. Cranborne money, which is given to opposition parties in the House of Lords, has not been released for 2024/25.Get the dataEmbed Download image