How much do candidates get?All candidates standing for election at a constituency receive the same amount, be they standing for Labour or as an Independent. Figures for 2001 stated that each candidate would receive £5483, and a further 5p per elector in borough constituencies and 7p per elector in county constituencies. For the 2005 General Election, figures recently released show that candidates will be able to spend £7,150 (over 30% increase on 2001) in each constituency and a further 5 pence per elector in borough constituencies or a further 7 pence per elector in county constituencies. This spending is in addition to the millions that each party can spend on national campaigns, the limit currently set at £18.8m (over 22% increase on 2001). You may well wonder where does this money come from...

The following constituency pages detail the official expenses returns for all 3,319 candidates at the 2001 General Election.

Constituencies are listed alphabetically so use the A-Z links below to navigate.