Political party income in 2012

The most recent accounts submitted to the Electoral Commission show that of the three main parties, Labour generated the most income, with £33 million received in 2012.

The chart and table below show where the parties got their money from last year.
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Party finances 2012
	Conservative	Labour	Lib Dem
Breakdown according to how the parties themselves identify specific areas of income.
Affiliations (Unions)		7,965,000
Affinity income			29,599
Commercial activity	621,000	3,373,000
Conferences	4,279,000		1,463,792
Donations	14,607,000	5,162,000	1,494,274
Fundraising	456,000	649,000
Grants	322,000	6,656,000	817,787
Interest		62,000
Investment	49,000		66
Legacies	99,000	119,000
Membership	747,000	5,508,000	890,251
Newspaper income			99,397
Notional income	779,000	780,000	213,466
Recharges to party bodies			769,449
Other	2,289,000	2,750,000	245,462
Total	£24,248,000	£33,024,000	£6,023,543

Notes:

• Affinity income: Money received from joint commercial ventures, such as sponsored credit cards.
• Government grants: 'Short money', given to the opposition, and policy development grants available to all political parties.
• Notional income: Value of goods and services, ie. seconded staff
• Recharges to public bodies: Income received by Lib Dems from the branches of the party in England, Scotland and Wales.