Commenting on ALBA Party’s 2021 Accounts General Secretary Chris McEleny said:
“ Alba Party are just over a year old and thanks to the support of thousands of members we continue to have a much needed pro independence presence on the Scottish political scene.
“ Our 2021 accounts were given a clean bill of health by our external auditors and this year we have continued to dedicate all of our resources to the campaign for Scottish independence. This year, to date, we have delivered 100,000 copies of ‘The Wee Alba Book – The New Case for Independence’ as well as now approaching our 40th pro independence campaign event. This has proved to be a key tool for the independence movement, providing much needed answers to many topics that are key to securing our independence.
“ Alba Party have the people, the policies and the plan for independence, and we are here to stay. “
Notes:
Party income or expenditure over £250,000
Nineteen parties in the UK reported having an income or expenditure of more than £250,000. Due to an extended deadline for one party, we are publishing the accounts of 18 parties today.
In total, these parties reported £100,299,297 of income and £105,951,989 of expenditure. This compares with 15 parties that reported over £250,000 in 2020, reporting totals of £86,441,126 of income and £91,960,717 of expenditure.
| Party | Income | Expenditure |
| Alba Party | £474,012 | £411,245 |
| Alliance – Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | £316,893 | £256,627 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | £31,744,000 | £31,425,000 |
| Co-operative Party | £1,272,024 | £1,219,521 |
| Democratic Unionist Party – D.U.P. | £339,221 | £314,987 |
| Green Party | £3,086,556 | £3,072,845 |
| Labour Party | £45,564,000 | £50,769,000 |
| Liberal Democrats | £5,733,339 | £6,659,541 |
| London Real Party | £280,114 | £273,540 |
| Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales | £985,686 | £1,109,860 |
| Scottish Green Party | £635,825 | £677,531 |
| Scottish National Party (SNP) | £4,510,460 | £5,262,032 |
| SDLP (Social Democratic & Labour Party) | £253,997 | £256,576 |
| Sinn Féin | £1,532,946 | £1,264,562 |
| The Reclaim Party | £1,850,002 | £1,624,642 |
| The Socialist Party of Great Britain | £551,810 | £80,344 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | £376,309 | £408,866 |
| Women’s Equality Party | £792,103 | £865,270 |
In addition to the parties listed above, in July the Commission published the accounts of 331 political parties that reported an income and expenditure of £250,000 or less.
The above table certainly shows that ALBA are here to stay, founded on solid grounds.
Their income is above the DUP, the SDLP who are both long established Northern Ireland parties. It is two third of the Green’s income for the entire UK, and half of the Plyd Cymru. Not bad for a new party just over a year old. And what’s more ALBA is growing in popularity, growing in members, fulfilling a role that the SNP have abandoned.
Scotland will take its independence, the mood is changing, people want change, and ALBA will be at the forefront of delivering that change.
Can the Tory, Labour and Lib Dem figure be broken down further to show their share of income in Scotland?