Question reference: S3W-08370
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Ochil, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 11 January 2008
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Current status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 28 January 2008
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how much local authorities spent on the 2003 (a) Scottish Parliament and (b) local government elections.
Answer
Information is not held centrallyon the cost to local authorities of the 2003 Scottish Parliament and local governmentelections. However, information published in Scottish Local Government Statistics2003-04 shows that local authorities spent £4.2 million in that year on conductingelections and £7.2 million on the registration of electors. Full details of thepublication are at