§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the cost of the general election to public funds in each of the Northern Ireland constituencies ranking them from lowest to highest.
§ Mr. HanleyThe chief electoral officer is required to submit accounts to the Secretary of State within 12 months of the election. The figures set out in the table are based on an initial examination of those accounts.
£ South Antrim 51,630.06 Belfast West 52,400.10 Belfast East 55,658.89 East Antrim 57,788.27 Newry & Armagh 63,898.16 North Antrim 64,072.67 North Down 64,539.11 Belfast South 65,202.40 Strangford 65,632.01 Upper Bann 66,756.61 East Londonderry 67,858.27 Lagan Valley 67,912.93 Belfast North 68,017.46 Foyle 74,711.92 South Down 78,638.68 Fermanagh & South Tyrone 79,216.99 Mid Ulster 90,100.38 Total 1,134,024.91