questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of (a) the Makerfield Parliamentary by-election and (b) Parliamentary by-elections in general; and what information his Department holds on the cost of (i) the Greater Manchester mayoralty by-election and (ii) combined authority mayoral by-elections in general.
answerText: The estimated costs of parliamentary by-elections, including the Makerfield parliamentary by-election, are set out in the relevant schedule of The Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers’ Charges) Order 2024. Local elections, including the costs of ma...
heading: Elections: Costs