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Posthumous giving · Bequests
Money left to UK parties in wills
538 declared donations from 30+ distinct estates totalling £27,346,101are flagged on the Electoral Commission register as bequests. These are gifts the donor cannot be asked about, made by people who have died after writing political loyalty into their will. The Conservatives hold the largest share by some margin; small parties depend disproportionately on individual large bequests — Sinn Féin’s six declared bequests average over £460k each.
By recipient party
| # | Recipient | Bequests | Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservative and Unionist Party | 164 | £9,855,776 | £60,096 |
| 2 | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 42 | £3,337,433 | £79,463 |
| 3 | Liberal Democrats | 107 | £3,265,798 | £30,521 |
| 4 | Labour Party | 95 | £2,902,158 | £30,549 |
| 5 | Sinn Féin | 6 | £2,771,416 | £461,903 |
| 6 | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 26 | £940,407 | £36,169 |
| 7 | Green Party | 27 | £889,773 | £32,955 |
| 8 | The Socialist Party of Great Britain | 7 | £867,500 | £123,929 |
| 9 | British National Party [De-registered 08/01/16] | 25 | £715,972 | £28,639 |
| 10 | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 11 | £383,648 | £34,877 |
| 11 | Communist Party of Britain | 4 | £362,859 | £90,715 |
| 12 | Society of Conservative Lawyers | 4 | £231,747 | £57,937 |
| 13 | Hersham Village Society [De-registered 30/06/25] | 1 | £204,888 | £204,888 |
| 14 | British National Party | 5 | £158,643 | £31,729 |
| 15 | Scottish Unionist Association Trust | 1 | £157,350 | £157,350 |
| 16 | Northern Campaign Group | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 17 | Alliance - Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | 1 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 18 | Conservative Christian Fellowship | 1 | £49,832 | £49,832 |
| 19 | Scottish Socialist Party | 1 | £34,492 | £34,492 |
| 20 | The Campaign for British Influence in Europe Limited | 1 | £12,500 | £12,500 |
| 21 | Labour Women's Network | 1 | £12,000 | £12,000 |
| 22 | National Front [De-registered 01/11/14] | 1 | £6,170 | £6,170 |
| 23 | NO2EU [De-registered 01/11/14] | 6 | £740 | £123 |
Largest individual estates
| # | Donor (estate of) | Bequests | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr William E Hampton | 5 | £2,432,866 |
| 2 | Mary V Doran | 1 | £1,100,000 |
| 3 | Mr Edwin G Morgan | 1 | £917,739 |
| 4 | Rosa Haden | 1 | £711,435 |
| 5 | Heather Coffey | 2 | £650,000 |
| 6 | Gerda Winder | 1 | £582,358 |
| 7 | Mr Gordon Peter Docherty | 2 | £560,000 |
| 8 | Lord Paul Hamlyn | 1 | £500,000 |
| 9 | Ms Estelle Brownrig | 3 | £499,921 |
| 10 | Kenneth W Richards | 1 | £452,513 |
| 11 | Mr George G Watson | 2 | £426,503 |
| 12 | Ms Joan L B Edwards | 1 | £420,576 |
| 13 | Mr Byron S Huson | 1 | £400,000 |
| 14 | Ms Kathlyn J T Baker | 1 | £354,958 |
| 15 | Ms Elizabeth known as Pegeen O'Sullivan | 1 | £338,550 |
| 16 | Hywel Vaughan Lewis | 1 | £330,000 |
| 17 | Ms Teresa Winifred Mullaney | 1 | £300,000 |
| 18 | Mr Peter Beak | 2 | £250,000 |
| 19 | Alexander G Stanford MBE | 2 | £241,927 |
| 20 | Ms Ann Pamela Thomas | 4 | £231,747 |
| 21 | Mr Alec Kellaway | 2 | £225,022 |
| 22 | William Crichton Graham | 2 | £216,823 |
| 23 | Marjorie Carnaby | 2 | £213,327 |
| 24 | Mr Richard Grylls Greenwood | 1 | £204,888 |
| 25 | Jean I Parmer | 1 | £200,000 |
| 26 | Jonathan Davies | 1 | £200,000 |
| 27 | Ms Rosemary J Simpson | 1 | £200,000 |
| 28 | Ms Helen L Muir | 1 | £199,716 |
| 29 | Mrs Joyce Edwardson Glover | 2 | £193,000 |
| 30 | David Patterson (dec'd) | 1 | £189,000 |
Source: Electoral Commission donations register, is_bequest flag. A bequest is money declared as having been left to the recipient in the donor’s will. The donor name on each entry refers to the deceased; the gift is administered by their executors.