To stand as a candidate in the UK election you must lodge a £500 deposit. If you get less than 5% of the vote, you don't get it back.
We have data on 649 of 650 constituencies.
A candidate from the Plaid Cymru appeared on 40 ballots (40 of which have results). 10 have lost their deposit.
This election cost them
£5,000
Lost deposits 
Recovered deposits 
Number of MPs
Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | UK Independence Party | Green Party | British National Party | Independent | English Democrats
