Question follow-through · 16633
Elections: Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the mean cost to the public purse was of a parliamentary by-election since 2024.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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- Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman · 28 Aug 2026
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Recorded timeline
7 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the mean cost to the public purse was of a parliamentary by-election since 2024.
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Jul 2026
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate resources for the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman to handle caseloads and help resolve issues.