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 Figures reveal spending by parties at UK general electionThe Electoral Commission – the independent party funding watchdog – has published details of spending by political parties and organisations that spent up to £250,000 campaigning in the 2010 UK general election. In total, political parties have reported spending almost £586,000, and other campaigners have reported spending almost £870,000. Y Comisiwn Etholiadol yn cyhoeddi adroddiad ar gwestiwn refferendwm CymruMae’r Comisiwn Etholiadol, y corff gwarchod annibynnol ar gyfer etholiadau, wedi cyhoeddi ei asesiad o’r cwestiwn arfaethedig fydd yn cael ei ddefnyddio yn y refferendwm sydd i ddod, ar bwerau deddfu Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru Political parties’ latest donations and borrowing figures publishedSixteen political parties registered in Great Britain reported receiving £26.3 million in donations between 1 April and 30 June 2010, according to new figures published by the Electoral Commission, the independent party funding watchdog. The Conservative Party forfeit donationThe Electoral Commission has announced that the Conservative Party have forfeited two impermissible donations totalling £101,500. Electoral Commission response to Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies BillThe Electoral Commission – the independent elections watchdog – welcomed the publication of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill today as an important step in setting out the rules under which a referendum on voting reform will take place. Elections watchdog calls for action to ensure voter confidenceThe Electoral Commission, the independent elections watchdog, has published its statutory report on the UK Parliamentary and English local elections on 6 May 2010. The Conservative Party forfeit donationThe Electoral Commission has announced that the Conservative Party have forfeited an impermissible donation of £2,500. Main political parties’ 2009 financial accounts publishedThe financial accounts of 13 UK political parties and 9 accounting units with gross income or total expenditure exceeding £250,000 for the year ending 31 December 2009 have been published today by the Electoral Commission, the independent party funding regulator. Response to Supreme Court judgment on donations to UKIPStatement on the Supreme Court judgment on donations to the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) Next Page | Last Page | |
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