Mebyon Kernow's Cornwall councillor Stuart Cullimore appears to have been the party's only donor for most of last year. According to the Electoral Commission Stuart donated £9,410.90 between 10th April 2009 and 29th December 2009. The Commission records four separate cash donations, ranging from £351.90 to £5,000, and describes Stuart's status as "individual." Nobody else gets a mention.
I'm sure there's a straightforward explanation for this, such as Stuart being the only one to pass round the collection tin at MK meetings. There is no requirement to list every small donor although some parties like to as it gives the impression they have lots of individual supporters.
And to put things into some sort of context, I haven't forgotten that Lord Ashcroft's Belize-based company Bearwood gave £5.1million to the Conservative Party - and that some of that money was probably spent somewhere in Cornwall at some time. A 14-month investigation by the Electoral commission found that not one single rule had been broken.
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