Political spending for the 2015 elections
Spending by political parties in the UK according to the Electoral commission
Description
The Electoral Commission, which is the independent watchdog that monitors elections and party and political finances in the UK, releases data about every individual item of expense for every political party in the country.
This dataset was retrieved on Thursday the 18th of May and includes all spending for the 2015 elections.
Source: Electoral Commission - Political spending
Originally found via the Newspeak House's Useful UK Political Datasets
This dataset was retrieved on Thursday the 18th of May and includes all spending for the 2015 elections.
Source: Electoral Commission - Political spending
Originally found via the Newspeak House's Useful UK Political Datasets
Variables
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Amount In England | Number |
| Amount In NorthernIreland | Number |
| Amount In Scotland | Number |
| Amount In Wales | Number |
| Date Incurred | Date |
| Date Incurred - Month | Category |
| Date Incurred - Weekday | Category |
| DateIncurred - Year | Category |
| Expense Category | Category |
| Entity name | Category |
| Political party or third party | Category |
| Total Expenditure | Number |