Elections: Local Government
Commons · Question 16492 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Liz Saville Roberts
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the average cost to the public purse of a parliamentary by-election.
Answer
Answered by Samantha Dixon, 14 Jul 2026
The estimated cost of the Clacton by-election is set out in The Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers’ Charges) Order 2024. The average (mean) cost of a UK parliamentary by-election between 2021 and 2025 was approximately £343,768, including candida...