Cost of European Parliament ballot
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It will cost the UK Government more than £100 million to take part in the European Parliament elections on May 23, according to an analysis of the cost of staging the last ballot in 2014
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Cost to UK of European Parliamentary elections (£1=€1.2345 in 2014)

£3.8m €4.5m
Other costs Staffing, travel, training

£2.5m €3.1m 
Returning officer services

£40.6m €50.1m 
Candidate mailings Costs of designing and printing mailings paid by candidate or party

£4.12 €5.09 
Average cost per vote

£30.6m €37.8m 
Polling stations
 
£12.4m €15.3m
Postal votes

£10.4m €12.8m   
Poll cards

£8.4m €10.4m 
Counting votes


£108.7m  €134.0m  
Total cost

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