To ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost of providing Royal Mail deliveries for candidates in the general elections in (1) 2024, and (2) 2019.
Answered on
20 December 2024
The total cost incurred for the delivery of candidate mailings at the 2019 General Election was £41,161,302. Detailed information on the costs of the 2019 general election is available on Gov.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/costs-of-the-2019-uk-parliamentary-general-election/costs-of-the-2019-uk-parliamentary-general-election).
The total cost incurred for the delivery of candidate mailing at the 2024 General Election was £60,422,724.