Labour topped political party funding in 2013
The Labour party bested its rivals in the party fundraising game for 2013, according to figures released by the Electoral Commission.
Ed Miliband's party netted £33.3m, while the Conservatives coming in second, raising £25.4m. The Lib Dems came a distant third with £7.3m.
Labour's funding included £6.9m of Short Money, which is intended to assist opposition parties with the cost of research support for front-bench spokesman, assistance in the whips' offices and staff for the leader of the opposition.
The Scottish National Party suffered a slight decline, from £2.3m to £2m. However, the story was completely different for eurosceptic UKIP, which doubled the amount of money it raised from 2012 reaching £2.5m for 2013.
The Electoral Commission reported that the Green Party had raised an income of £881,819 while the British National Party managed to land £605,208.
In total, 14 UK political parties reported having gross income or total expenditure in 2013 of over £250,000. Altogether the parties reported £76,506,409 income and £68,800,157 expenditure.