By-elections: Costs
Commons · Question 7842 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has made an assessment of the average cost to a local authority of holding and administering a (a)
Answer
Answered by Sir Jeremy Wright, 12 Jun 2026
The Electoral Commission has not made an assessment on the average cost of holding and administering elections, as it is not responsible for funding elections. The UK Government, through the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, provides ...