A total of £19 million was donated to political parties between July and September, £4 million more than in the previous three months.
The Electoral Commission reported the Conservative and Unionist Party received the highest number of donations out of the 15 parties to declare their earnings, taking in a total of £5,763,445 in the third quarter of 2019.
Of that, £5,338,696 was given as donations and another £424,749 was received as public funds.
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The Scottish National Party received a total of £332,662 in the quarter, with £201,924 of public funds accepted by the party as part of the overall sum.
A total of £19,245,771 was accepted by the 15 parties in the third quarter of 2019, from July to September.
This is over £4.29 million more than the amount reported in the previous quarter, between April and June.
The second highest total was reported by the Labour Party, which received £5,476,086, with £2,646,940 of public funds accepted by the party as part of the overall sum.
The Liberal Democrats received £3,298,001, with £2,916,505 received as donations and £381,496 accepted as public funds.
Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party accepted £3,390,000, all of which was made up of donations.
Plaid Cymru accepted a total of £141,531, all of which was public funds.
The Green Party accepted a total of £105,839, made up of £77,650 in donations and £28,189 in public funds.
The lowest recorded donation total was £3,041 for the Scottish Green Party.
Political parties are required to submit quarterly donation and loan returns to the Electoral Commission.
Within these returns, parties report donations accepted above the £7,500 threshold along with impermissible donations they have received.
Louise Edwards, director of regulation at the Electoral Commission, said: “Publishing data about party donations and loans on our online database means voters can clearly see where political parties receive their funds from.
“This leads to a more trusted and transparent political finance system and helps ensure compliance.
“Where parties fail to deliver their return on time, and there is no reasonable explanation for such a failure, we will take a robust approach in dealing with this in line with our Enforcement Policy.”
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Last week, the Electoral Commission reported that the Tories received donations of more than £5 million in the first week of the General Election campaign, far outstripping the other parties.
It said the Conservative Party reported donations over £7,500 totalling £5.67 million in the week following the dissolution of Parliament on November 6.
In contrast Labour received just £218,500, the Liberal Democrats £275,000 and the Brexit Party £250,000.
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