Elections: Essex
Commons · Question 101306 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Bernard Jenkin
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his decision for postpone the Mayoral election in Essex, if he will make an estimate of the cost to local authorities of the preparations for that election, including
Answer
Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 13 Jan 2026
No assessment has been made by central government. Spend on these elections is a matter for the relevant local authorities.