How much does a general election cost?

It has been five years since the country last went to the polls for a general election. Previous general elections in the UK have cost hundreds of millions of pounds.

The 2017 snap election cost £140 million. Rishi Sunak’s decision not to hold the general election alongside the local elections in May is expected to have been costly to the taxpayer.

Doing so would have saved the country £33.2m, according to The Mirror’s analysis of previous election costs. It has also been revealed that the 2019 by-election to replace outgoing Tory MPs cost £4m.

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Of the £140 million spent on the 2017 general election, £98,310,000 was used to cover the fees and expenses incurred by polling officers running the poll. A total of £42,540,000 covered the delivery of candidate campaign information.

However, figures have not been published on the cost of the 2019 general election. Statements of election costs are available by looking at the UK Government’s Consolidated Fund accounts.

What is a trustee?

A Returning Officer is responsible for the efficient administration of elections. This includes, but is not limited to, printing the ballots, verifying and counting the ballots, and declaring the result.

Bristol

The Bristol chairman is Tim O’Gara. Mr O’Gara now oversees five seats following the creation of the new Bristol North East constituency.

The maximum amount that director of mandate Mr O’Gara can claim for all five seats is £18,199 – £3,760 for Bristol East, £3,462 for Bristol North East, £3,799 for Bristol North West, £3,700 for Bristol South and £3,478 for Bristol Central.

South Gloucestershire

The Speaker of South Gloucestershire for the 2024 general election is John McCormack. Mr McCormack is responsible for the constituencies of Filton and Bradley Stoke and Thornbury and Yate.

Previously, Mr McCormack was also responsible for the Kingswood constituency. The boundaries were changed ahead of the 2024 general election and Kingswood is now included in the new seat of Bristol North East.

The maximum Mr McCormack can claim is £7,378. An amount of £3,655 can be claimed for Filton and Bradley Stoke and £3,723 for Thornbury and Yate.

North Somerset

The acting representative for North Somerset is Nicholas Brain. Mr Brain is responsible for two constituencies, North Somerset and Weston-Super-Mare.

The maximum Mr Brain can claim is £7,140. That’s £3,654 for North Somerset and £3,486 for Weston-Super-Mare.

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