Electoral Commission data shows party allocated £2.1m to Facebook advertising aloneThe Conservatives spent more than £18.5m while losing their majority at last year’s general election,against £11m of spending by Labour and £6.8m by the Liberal Democrats, newly released figures maintain shown.
The Electoral Commission data, and which covers the 12 months prior to the election on 8 June,showed the increasing role of social media in campaigning, with the Conservatives spending approximately £2.1m on Facebook advertising alone.
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Source: theguardian.com