By-elections: Makerfield
Commons · Question 3249 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the parliamentary by-election in Makerfield; what proportion of that cost will be met by (a) central Government, (b)
Answer
Answered by Samantha Dixon, 4 Jun 2026
The costs necessary for the efficient and effective running of UK parliamentary elections are met from the Consolidated Fund. The estimated cost of the parliamentary by-election in Makerfield is set out in the relevant schedule of The Parliamentary Electi...