FOI request (FOIR-675296292)

Local authority elections

Requested Fri 03 January 2025
Responded Tue 07 January 2025

Find below a Freedom of Information request relating to the cost of local authority elections.

Please provide between January 2021 and December 2024:

· How often local election cycles are held excluding by-elections. For example, the full council is elected every four years or a third of councillors are elected every year except the county council year.

· The year or years local elections took place in the latest cycle since 2021 excluding by-elections. For example, if there is one local election where all councillors are elected once every four years then provide the year in which that election was held. If councillors are elected by thirds over a four year period then provide all years within the time period that these elections took place in the latest cycle to elect all councillors.

· The total cost of each local council election held excluding by-elections broken down by election. For example, if there is one election where all councillors are elected once every four years then provide the cost of running that election. If councillors are elected by thirds over a four year period then provide the costs for each of those three elections in the latest cycle.

Response

Hastings Borough Council - 50% of the council are elected every 2 years excluding County Council year.

Local elections took place in: 2021 (50% elected), 2022 (50% elected) and 2024 (50% elected).

May 2021 - Combined Election - Information not held - We are unable to identify split costs of combined elections.

May 2022 - £96,000 (50% of the council)

May 2023 - N/A - No election.

May 2024 - Combined Election - Information not held - we are unable to identify split costs of combined elections.