United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 16692
Elections: Local Government
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7 July 2026
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14 July 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the forthcoming Clacton by-election.
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7 July 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the forthcoming Clacton by-election.
Source: Commons
14 July 2026
Answer
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...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-07/16692
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1925149
- uk · wq-1925149 · source updated 14 July 2026