The data: The growth of City donations to the Conservative Party
City financing of the Conservative Party has doubled under David Cameron to over 50% of total Tory funding, an investigation by the Bureau reveals.
The table below shows how donations to the CPCO from City backers have risen sharply over the past five years.
| Year | Total Financial Services industry cash contributions to CPCO | Yearly total cash donations to CPCO (all donors) | Financial Service industry contribution as a % of total cash donations |
| 2005 | £2,748,527 | £11,142,090 | 24.67% |
| 2006 | £6,196,999 | £16,395,889 | 37.8% |
| 2007 | £6,175,695 | £16,728,005 | 36.91% |
| 2008 | £5,364,319 | £13,691,446 | 39.17% |
| 2009 | £10,849,884 | £20,813,184 | 52.12% |
| 2010 | £11,420,974 | £22,482,411 | 50.79% |
| TOTAL | £42,756,398 | £101,253,025 |
