2019 No. 886

Representation Of The People

The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers’ and Local Returning Officers’ Charges) (Great Britain and Gibraltar) Order 2019

Made

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)

The Minister for the Cabinet Office, with the consent of the Treasury, makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by regulation 15(1), (2) and (5) of the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004 and now vested concurrently in the Minister1.

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

This Order may be cited as the European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers’ and Local Returning Officers’ Charges) (Great Britain and Gibraltar) Order 2019 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2

This Order extends to Great Britain and Gibraltar.

Interpretation2

In this Order—

  • “the 2004 Regulations” means the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004;

  • “relevant election or referendum” means an election or referendum referred to in regulation 11 of the 2004 Regulations (other than a European Parliamentary election).

Revocation3

This Order revokes the European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers’ and Local Returning Officers’ Charges) (Great Britain and Gibraltar) Order 20142.

Returning officers: overall maximum recoverable amount4

The overall maximum amount recoverable by the returning officer for an electoral region listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 is the amount listed in the corresponding entry in column 4 of that table.

Returning officers: maximum recoverable amount for specified services5

1

The total of the charges recoverable by the returning officer for an electoral region listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 in respect of the services specified in paragraph (2) must not exceed the amount listed in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table.

2

The specified services are—

a

discharging the returning officer’s duties at the election; and

b

making arrangements for the election.

Returning officers: maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses6

1

The total of the charges recoverable by the returning officer for an electoral region listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 in respect of the expenses specified in paragraph (2) must not exceed the amount listed in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that table.

2

The specified expenses are those incurred in—

a

the appointment and payment of persons to assist the returning officer;

b

travel and overnight subsistence for the returning officer and any person appointed to assist the returning officer;

c

the nomination process;

d

printing or otherwise producing ballot papers;

e

printing or otherwise producing and, where appropriate, publishing notices and any other documents required by any enactment or instrument for or in connection with a European Parliamentary election;

f

renting, heating, lighting, cleaning, adapting or restoring any building or room;

g

providing and transporting equipment;

h

providing information communications technology equipment and software and associated costs;

i

providing security, including secure storage of ballot boxes, ballot papers and verification documents;

j

conducting the count;

k

providing and receiving training; and

l

providing stationery and meeting postage, telephone, printing, translation and banking costs and the costs of other miscellaneous items.

Local returning officers: overall maximum recoverable amount7

The overall maximum amount recoverable by the local returning officer for a local counting area is—

a

where the poll at the European Parliamentary election in 2019 is not taken together with the poll at a relevant election of referendum, the amount listed in the corresponding entry for that local counting area in column 4 of the table in Schedule 2;

b

where the poll at the European Parliamentary election in 2019 is taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum, the amount listed in the corresponding entry for that local counting area in column 4 of the table in Schedule 3.

Local returning officers: maximum recoverable for specified services8

1

The total of the charges recoverable in respect of the services specified in paragraph (2) by the local returning officer for a local counting area must not exceed—

a

where the poll at the European Parliamentary election in 2019 is not taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum, the amount listed in the corresponding entry for that local counting area in column 2 of the table in Schedule 2;

b

where the poll at the European Parliamentary election in 2019 is taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum, the amount listed in the corresponding entry for that local counting area in column 2 of the table in Schedule 3.

2

The specified services are—

a

conducting the election;

b

discharging the local returning officers’ duties at the election; and

c

making arrangements for the election.

Local returning officers: maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses9

1

The total of the charges recoverable in respect of the expenses specified in paragraph (2) by the local returning officer for a local counting area must not exceed—

a

where the poll at the European Parliamentary election in 2019 is not taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum, the amount listed in the corresponding entry for that local counting area in column 3 of the table in Schedule 2;

b

where the poll at the European Parliamentary election in 2019 is taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum, the amount listed in the corresponding entry for that local counting area in column 3 of the table in Schedule 3.

2

The specified expenses are those incurred in—

a

the appointment and payment of persons to assist the local returning officer;

b

travel and overnight subsistence for the local returning officer and any person appointed to assist the local returning officer;

c

printing or otherwise producing the ballot papers;

d

printing, producing or purchasing postal voting documents and arranging for the delivery and payment of the costs of return by voters of such documents;

e

printing or otherwise producing and arranging for the delivery of poll cards;

f

printing or otherwise producing and, where appropriate, publishing notices and any other documents required by any enactment or instrument for or in connection with a European Parliamentary election;

g

renting, heating, lighting, cleaning, adapting or restoring any building or room;

h

providing and transporting equipment;

i

providing information and communications technology equipment and software and associated costs;

j

providing security, including secure storage of ballot boxes, ballot papers and verification documents;

k

conducting the verification and the count;

l

providing and receiving training; and

m

providing stationery and meeting postage, telephone, printing, translation and banking costs and the costs of other miscellaneous items.

Overall maximum recoverable amount at an uncontested election10

At an uncontested election—

a

articles 4 to 9 do not apply;

b

the overall maximum recoverable amount for each electoral region is £350; and

c

the overall maximum recoverable amount for each local counting area is £1,750.

David LidingtonMinister for the Cabinet Office

We consent to this Order

Mike FreerJeremy QuinTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

SCHEDULE 1Returning officer: maximum recoverable amounts for electoral regions

Articles 4, 5 and 6

1

Electoral Region

2

Maximum recoverable amount for the specified services

3

Maximum recoverable amount for the specified expenses

4

Overall maximum recoverable amount

East Midlands

£12,000

£41,601

£53,601

Eastern

£12,000

£23,137

£35,137

London

£12,000

£62,894

£74,894

North East

£12,000

£25,332

£37,332

North West

£12,000

£53,097

£65,097

Scotland

£12,000

£46,240

£58,240

South East

£12,000

£48,467

£60,467

South West

£12,000

£51,360

£63,360

Wales

£12,000

£43,943

£55,943

West Midlands

£12,000

£29,789

£41,789

Yorkshire and the Humber

£12,000

£34,249

£46,249

SCHEDULE 2Local returning officers: maximum recoverable amounts for local counting areas

Articles 7(a), 8(1)(a) and 9(1)(a)

1

Local Counting Area

2

Maximum recoverable amount for the specified services

3

Maximum recoverable amount for the specified expenses

4

Overall maximum recoverable amount

Eastern

Babergh

£3,438

£147,271

£150,710

Basildon

£6,488

£181,106

£187,594

Bedford

£5,859

£263,633

£269,491

Braintree

£5,421

£246,177

£251,598

Breckland

£4,659

£213,120

£217,779

Brentwood

£2,864

£110,794

£113,658

Broadland

£4,824

£191,709

£196,532

Broxbourne

£3,424

£94,492

£97,916

Cambridge

£4,145

£120,652

£124,796

Castle Point

£3,327

£100,169

£103,496

Central Bedfordshire

£9,928

£403,347

£413,275

Chelmsford

£6,310

£233,135

£239,446

Colchester

£6,059

£226,320

£232,378

Dacorum

£5,383

£172,160

£177,543

East Cambridgeshire

£3,090

£134,147

£137,237

East Hertfordshire

£4,934

£224,547

£229,481

East Suffolk

£9,022

£391,487

£400,509

Epping Forest

£4,785

£205,823

£210,608

Fenland

£3,425

£133,942

£137,367

Great Yarmouth

£3,535

£123,083

£126,619

Harlow

£2,983

£90,219

£93,202

Hertsmere

£3,727

£159,050

£162,777

Huntingdonshire

£6,239

£256,931

£263,170

Ipswich

£4,658

£171,085

£175,743

King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

£5,529

£207,364

£212,893

Luton

£6,531

£242,088

£248,618

Maldon

£2,500

£83,171

£85,671

Mid Suffolk

£3,760

£162,136

£165,896

North Hertfordshire

£4,832

£154,218

£159,050

North Norfolk

£4,025

£201,241

£205,266

Norwich

£5,104

£155,370

£160,473

Peterborough

£6,099

£249,026

£255,125

Rochford

£3,248

£109,416

£112,664

South Cambridgeshire

£5,491

£238,512

£244,003

South Norfolk

£4,875

£199,895

£204,770

Southend-on-Sea

£6,377

£240,561

£246,938

St. Albans

£5,147

£210,809

£215,956

Stevenage

£3,074

£142,878

£145,952

Tendring

£5,439

£204,952

£210,391

Three Rivers

£3,306

£140,481

£143,787

Thurrock

£5,377

£203,487

£208,864

Uttlesford

£3,071

£167,669

£170,740

Watford

£3,218

£144,320

£147,538

Welwyn Hatfield

£3,886

£133,504

£137,391

West Suffolk

£5,823

£262,630

£268,453

East Midlands

Amber Valley

£4,834

£194,538

£199,372

Ashfield

£4,348

£181,494

£185,842

Bassetlaw

£4,168

£191,883

£196,051

Blaby

£3,595

£118,233

£121,829

Bolsover

£2,815

£124,401

£127,215

Boston

£2,500

£97,203

£99,703

Broxtowe

£3,994

£154,530

£158,524

Charnwood

£6,556

£193,184

£199,740

Chesterfield

£3,965

£147,338

£151,302

Corby

£2,500

£87,229

£89,729

Daventry

£2,983

£140,591

£143,574

Derby

£8,642

£246,612

£255,254

Derbyshire Dales

£2,806

£153,295

£156,100

East Lindsey

£5,200

£214,545

£219,745

East Northamptonshire

£3,206

£139,249

£142,455

Erewash

£4,190

£165,067

£169,257

Gedling

£4,229

£162,847

£167,076

Harborough

£3,299

£137,221

£140,520

High Peak

£3,535

£162,047

£165,582

Hinckley and Bosworth

£4,173

£136,751

£140,924

Kettering

£3,460

£165,963

£169,423

Leicester

£10,852

£433,403

£444,255

Lincoln

£3,056

£120,449

£123,505

Mansfield

£3,793

£144,960

£148,753

Melton

£2,500

£96,461

£98,961

Newark and Sherwood

£4,223

£197,544

£201,768

North East Derbyshire

£3,901

£171,993

£175,893

North Kesteven

£4,142

£161,452

£165,594

North West Leicestershire

£3,565

£143,253

£146,818

Northampton

£7,081

£282,245

£289,326

Nottingham

£9,677

£326,834

£336,512

Oadby and Wigston

£2,500

£62,183

£64,683

Rushcliffe

£4,226

£228,636

£232,862

Rutland

£2,500

£63,631

£66,131

South Derbyshire

£3,642

£126,951

£130,593

South Holland

£3,200

£126,398

£129,598

South Kesteven

£5,168

£212,027

£217,195

South Northamptonshire

£3,388

£142,795

£146,184

Wellingborough

£2,603

£109,358

£111,960

West Lindsey

£3,605

£164,823

£168,428

London

Barking and Dagenham

£5,891

£291,192

£297,083

Barnet

£11,644

£571,134

£582,778

Bexley

£8,804

£421,613

£430,417

Brent

£9,441

£476,459

£485,900

Bromley

£11,374

£561,202

£572,576

Camden

£6,913

£302,184

£309,097

City of London

£2,500

£19,706

£22,206

Croydon

£12,239

£494,587

£506,826

Ealing

£10,815

£654,712

£665,527

Enfield

£9,676

£381,287

£390,963

Greenwich

£8,124

£440,847

£448,971

Hackney

£7,871

£395,107

£402,978

Hammersmith and Fulham

£5,690

£350,414

£356,104

Haringey

£8,629

£389,695

£398,324

Harrow

£8,401

£392,648

£401,049

Havering

£9,052

£310,215

£319,268

Hillingdon

£9,901

£416,642

£426,543

Hounslow

£8,540

£464,245

£472,784

Islington

£7,014

£325,858

£332,872

Kensington and Chelsea

£4,345

£195,637

£199,981

Kingston upon Thames

£5,473

£330,568

£336,041

Lambeth

£9,927

£406,059

£415,986

Lewisham

£9,044

£430,678

£439,722

Merton

£6,722

£353,354

£360,076

Newham

£8,536

£392,087

£400,623

Redbridge

£9,942

£400,703

£410,645

Richmond upon Thames

£6,521

£300,416

£306,937

Southwark

£9,516

£431,534

£441,050

Sutton

£6,911

£334,517

£341,428

Tower Hamlets

£8,076

£435,923

£443,998

Waltham Forest

£8,067

£394,591

£402,658

Wandsworth

£10,596

£527,532

£538,129

Westminster

£5,957

£359,968

£365,925

North East

County Durham

£19,633

£777,842

£797,476

Darlington

£3,845

£146,013

£149,858

Gateshead

£7,247

£259,116

£266,363

Hartlepool

£3,450

£111,851

£115,301

Middlesbrough

£4,839

£174,838

£179,677

Newcastle upon Tyne

£9,929

£412,942

£422,870

North Tyneside

£7,739

£262,649

£270,388

Northumberland

£11,938

£535,170

£547,108

Redcar and Cleveland

£5,105

£199,442

£204,547

South Tyneside

£5,627

£254,348

£259,975

Stockton-on-Tees

£7,003

£265,192

£272,195

Sunderland

£10,448

£434,870

£445,319

North West

Allerdale

£3,424

£181,047

£184,470

Barrow-in-Furness

£2,580

£80,475

£83,054

Blackburn with Darwen

£5,081

£207,229

£212,310

Blackpool

£5,344

£232,429

£237,773

Bolton

£9,701

£293,094

£302,795

Burnley

£3,271

£137,092

£140,363

Bury

£7,008

£224,546

£231,553

Carlisle

£4,165

£240,026

£244,191

Cheshire East

£13,975

£626,868

£640,843

Cheshire West and Chester

£12,482

£449,691

£462,173

Chorley

£4,030

£185,976

£190,006

Copeland

£2,649

£130,540

£133,189

Eden

£2,500

£123,920

£126,420

Fylde

£2,976

£128,665

£131,640

Halton

£4,602

£134,257

£138,860

Hyndburn

£2,958

£108,137

£111,095

Knowsley

£5,503

£193,535

£199,038

Lancaster

£5,067

£201,403

£206,470

Liverpool

£15,704

£533,495

£549,199

Manchester

£17,748

£719,527

£737,276

Oldham

£7,846

£289,952

£297,798

Pendle

£3,262

£121,841

£125,103

Preston

£4,772

£188,702

£193,473

Ribble Valley

£2,500

£112,386

£114,886

Rochdale

£7,642

£288,160

£295,803

Rossendale

£2,583

£90,422

£93,005

Salford

£8,416

£289,915

£298,331

Sefton

£9,951

£300,444

£310,395

South Lakeland

£3,941

£188,325

£192,266

South Ribble

£4,215

£160,109

£164,324

St. Helens

£6,644

£223,171

£229,815

Stockport

£10,837

£355,764

£366,602

Tameside

£8,345

£344,816

£353,161

Trafford

£7,894

£362,601

£370,495

Warrington

£7,819

£278,596

£286,415

West Lancashire

£4,263

£172,650

£176,913

Wigan

£11,154

£367,749

£378,903

Wirral

£11,735

£332,126

£343,861

Wyre

£4,200

£174,888

£179,088

Scotland

Aberdeen

£8,073

£406,918

£414,991

Aberdeenshire

£9,548

£450,387

£459,935

Angus

£4,305

£224,298

£228,603

Argyll and Bute

£3,327

£234,285

£237,612

Clackmannanshire

£2,500

£109,330

£111,830

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

£2,500

£80,336

£82,836

Dumfries and Galloway

£5,738

£333,487

£339,224

Dundee

£5,211

£220,156

£225,367

East Ayrshire

£4,689

£221,035

£225,724

East Dunbartonshire

£4,046

£162,581

£166,627

East Lothian

£3,816

£146,113

£149,929

East Renfrewshire

£3,300

£189,680

£192,981

Edinburgh

£16,774

£1,013,347

£1,030,122

Falkirk

£5,670

£192,195

£197,865

Fife

£14,094

£602,964

£617,058

Glasgow

£22,623

£1,150,385

£1,173,008

Highland

£8,853

£469,205

£478,058

Inverclyde

£2,840

£159,022

£161,862

Midlothian

£3,227

£131,806

£135,033

Moray

£3,487

£166,637

£170,124

North Ayrshire

£5,325

£229,297

£234,621

North Lanarkshire

£12,438

£679,142

£691,580

Orkney Islands

£2,500

£38,264

£40,764

Perth and Kinross

£5,466

£262,320

£267,786

Renfrewshire

£6,049

£357,012

£363,061

Scottish Borders

£4,498

£219,765

£224,263

Shetland Islands

£2,500

£54,438

£56,938

South Ayrshire

£4,445

£243,061

£247,506

South Lanarkshire

£12,158

£619,722

£631,880

Stirling

£3,249

£139,350

£142,598

West Dunbartonshire

£3,304

£156,228

£159,531

West Lothian

£6,345

£246,416

£252,761

South East

Adur

£2,500

£96,548

£99,048

Arun

£5,479

£209,076

£214,554

Ashford

£4,362

£210,370

£214,732

Aylesbury Vale

£6,669

£306,395

£313,063

Basingstoke and Dean

£6,384

£225,887

£232,271

Bracknell Forest

£4,165

£129,750

£133,915

Brighton and Hove

£9,852

£354,258

£364,110

Canterbury

£5,491

£180,275

£185,766

Cherwell

£5,214

£267,244

£272,458

Chichester

£4,438

£180,176

£184,614

Chiltern

£3,586

£135,378

£138,965

Crawley

£3,708

£126,682

£130,390

Dartford

£3,514

£167,723

£171,237

Dover

£4,169

£192,233

£196,401

East Hampshire

£4,293

£165,650

£169,944

Eastbourne

£3,490

£136,843

£140,333

Eastleigh

£4,794

£166,189

£170,983

Elmbridge

£4,707

£268,395

£273,102

Epsom and Ewell

£2,769

£119,771

£122,539

Fareham

£4,423

£128,733

£133,156

Folkestone and Hythe

£3,937

£189,250

£193,186

Gosport

£3,090

£85,112

£88,201

Gravesham

£3,582

£159,198

£162,780

Guildford

£4,991

£214,546

£219,537

Hart

£3,413

£149,674

£153,087

Hastings

£2,948

£119,601

£122,549

Havant

£4,668

£132,528

£137,195

Horsham

£4,953

£203,607

£208,560

Isle of Wight

£5,501

£179,303

£184,804

Lewes

£3,699

£153,177

£156,876

Maidstone

£5,351

£248,038

£253,390

Medway

£9,522

£374,833

£384,355

Mid Sussex

£5,255

£206,173

£211,428

Milton Keynes

£8,835

£364,227

£373,062

Mole Valley

£3,289

£142,345

£145,634

New Forest

£7,016

£257,548

£264,563

Oxford

£5,107

£158,270

£163,377

Portsmouth

£7,062

£218,340

£225,402

Reading

£5,806

£235,253

£241,059

Reigate and Banstead

£5,029

£233,983

£239,013

Rother

£3,446

£152,635

£156,081

Runnymede

£3,139

£138,199

£141,338

Rushmoor

£3,213

£126,006

£129,219

Sevenoaks

£4,226

£199,017

£203,243

Slough

£4,428

£195,759

£200,187

South Bucks

£2,559

£110,350

£112,910

South Oxfordshire

£5,036

£187,435

£192,471

Southampton

£8,246

£257,823

£266,070

Spelthorne

£3,588

£159,604

£163,192

Surrey Heath

£3,171

£106,116

£109,287

Swale

£4,797

£149,443

£154,240

Tandridge

£2,941

£110,873

£113,814

Test Valley

£4,556

£225,273

£229,829

Thanet

£4,861

£155,084

£159,945

Tonbridge and Malling

£4,267

£185,371

£189,637

Tunbridge Wells

£3,956

£161,126

£165,082

Vale of White Horse

£4,576

£180,472

£185,048

Waverley

£4,528

£185,773

£190,301

Wealden

£5,769

£254,131

£259,900

West Berkshire

£5,624

£237,380

£243,005

West Oxfordshire

£3,912

£143,480

£147,392

Winchester

£4,534

£196,630

£201,164

Windsor and Maidenhead

£5,031

£192,096

£197,127

Woking

£3,457

£172,900

£176,357

Wokingham

£5,843

£220,603

£226,446

Worthing

£3,866

£133,805

£137,671

Wycombe

£6,196

£242,524

£248,720

South West

Bath and North East Somerset

£6,452

£265,514

£271,966

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

£14,057

£626,499

£640,556

Bristol, City of

£15,277

£590,981

£606,259

Cheltenham

£4,262

£171,113

£175,375

Cornwall

£20,036

£961,435

£981,471

Cotswold

£3,345

£187,872

£191,217

Dorset

£14,247

£613,181

£627,429

East Devon

£4,875

£200,333

£205,208

Exeter

£4,234

£149,761

£153,994

Forest of Dean

£3,239

£133,171

£136,410

Gibraltar

£2,500

£61,703

£64,203

Gloucester

£4,455

£171,095

£175,550

Isles of Scilly

£2,500

£9,911

£12,411

Mendip

£4,145

£185,463

£189,609

Mid Devon

£2,930

£150,403

£153,334

North Devon

£3,656

£166,205

£169,862

North Somerset

£7,793

£313,112

£320,905

Plymouth

£8,835

£334,707

£343,542

Sedgemoor

£4,240

£176,624

£180,864

Somerset West and Taunton

£5,163

£214,614

£219,777

South Gloucestershire

£10,077

£387,568

£397,644

South Hams

£3,326

£165,769

£169,096

South Somerset

£6,288

£277,875

£284,163

Stroud

£4,441

£159,567

£164,008

Swindon

£7,686

£247,978

£255,664

Teignbridge

£4,990

£196,900

£201,890

Tewkesbury

£3,225

£119,181

£122,406

Torbay

£5,145

£185,955

£191,101

Torridge

£2,536

£131,531

£134,068

West Devon

£2,500

£107,219

£109,719

Wiltshire

£17,393

£810,912

£828,305

Wales

Blaenau Gwent

£2,596

£139,585

£142,181

Bridgend

£5,079

£238,988

£244,067

Caerphilly

£6,446

£241,392

£247,837

Cardiff

£12,566

£619,133

£631,699

Carmarthenshire

£6,855

£376,062

£382,917

Ceredigion

£2,744

£134,600

£137,344

Conwy

£4,527

£204,338

£208,864

Denbighshire

£3,694

£164,645

£168,339

Flintshire

£5,689

£222,344

£228,032

Gwynedd

£4,099

£207,336

£211,435

Merthyr Tydfil

£2,500

£113,013

£115,513

Monmouthshire

£3,512

£159,620

£163,131

Neath Port Talbot

£5,292

£286,614

£291,905

Newport

£5,073

£198,899

£203,972

Pembrokeshire

£4,461

£274,980

£279,441

Powys

£5,050

£240,655

£245,705

Rhondda Cynon Taf

£8,521

£325,502

£334,023

Swansea

£8,977

£355,526

£364,502

Torfaen

£3,375

£143,239

£146,614

Vale of Glamorgan

£4,578

£231,009

£235,587

Wrexham

£4,938

£196,100

£201,038

Ynys Môn

£2,500

£133,192

£135,692

West Midlands

Birmingham

£35,157

£1,402,028

£1,437,185

Bromsgrove

£3,546

£136,614

£140,160

Cannock Chase

£3,694

£147,525

£151,219

Coventry

£10,984

£478,985

£489,970

Dudley

£11,746

£396,886

£408,632

East Staffordshire

£4,186

£177,991

£182,177

Herefordshire, County of

£6,593

£318,830

£325,423

Lichfield

£3,935

£233,831

£237,765

Malvern Hills

£2,927

£143,742

£146,669

Newcastle-under-Lyme

£4,826

£157,962

£162,789

North Warwickshire

£2,500

£106,120

£108,620

Nuneaton and Bedworth

£4,625

£162,057

£166,682

Redditch

£2,982

£125,379

£128,361

Rugby

£3,633

£153,759

£157,392

Sandwell

£10,950

£367,518

£378,468

Shropshire

£11,154

£513,281

£524,435

Solihull

£7,965

£257,670

£265,636

South Staffordshire

£4,229

£178,482

£182,711

Stafford

£4,724

£252,653

£257,377

Staffordshire Moorlands

£3,860

£199,461

£203,321

Stoke-on-Trent

£9,153

£294,397

£303,550

Stratford-on-Avon

£4,759

£218,429

£223,187

Tamworth

£2,818

£127,338

£130,156

Telford and Wrekin

£6,014

£238,131

£244,145

Walsall

£9,677

£378,608

£388,285

Warwick

£4,889

£255,420

£260,309

Wolverhampton

£8,572

£316,903

£325,475

Worcester

£3,587

£154,031

£157,618

Wychavon

£4,465

£216,654

£221,119

Wyre Forest

£3,781

£142,854

£146,635

Yorkshire and The Humber

Barnsley

£8,821

£367,965

£376,787

Bradford

£16,835

£692,736

£709,571

Calderdale

£7,159

£314,698

£321,857

Craven

£2,500

£100,938

£103,438

Doncaster

£10,804

£419,651

£430,455

East Riding of Yorkshire

£13,110

£456,097

£469,206

Hambleton

£3,488

£151,063

£154,551

Harrogate

£5,791

£238,742

£244,532

Kingston upon Hull, City of

£9,067

£288,441

£297,508

Kirklees

£15,204

£624,456

£639,661

Leeds

£26,263

£1,103,642

£1,129,905

North East Lincolnshire

£5,586

£188,377

£193,963

North Lincolnshire

£6,122

£250,223

£256,345

Richmondshire

£2,500

£88,917

£91,417

Rotherham

£9,586

£429,777

£439,363

Ryedale

£2,500

£125,251

£127,751

Scarborough

£4,142

£191,717

£195,859

Selby

£3,243

£143,759

£147,002

Sheffield

£19,327

£598,973

£618,300

Wakefield

£12,177

£496,911

£509,088

York

£7,546

£288,923

£296,469

SCHEDULE 3Local returning officers: maximum recoverable amounts for local counting areas where a relevant election or referendum is to be held

Articles 7(b), 8(1)(b) and 9(1)(b)

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Local Counting Area

2

Maximum recoverable amount for the specified services

3

Maximum recoverable amount for the specified expenses

4

Overall maximum recoverable amount

Eastern

Babergh

£3,782

£92,045

£95,827

Basildon

£7,137

£113,191

£120,328

Bedford

£6,444

£164,770

£171,215

Braintree

£5,963

£153,861

£159,824

Breckland

£5,125

£133,200

£138,325

Brentwood

£3,150

£69,246

£72,396

Broadland

£5,306

£119,818

£125,124

Broxbourne

£3,767

£59,058

£62,824

Cambridge

£4,559

£75,407

£79,966

Castle Point

£3,660

£62,606

£66,266

Central Bedfordshire

£10,921

£252,092

£263,013

Chelmsford

£6,941

£145,710

£152,651

Colchester

£6,664

£141,450

£148,114

Dacorum

£5,922

£107,600

£113,522

East Cambridgeshire

£3,399

£83,842

£87,241

East Hertfordshire

£5,427

£140,342

£145,769

East Suffolk

£9,924

£244,680

£254,603

Epping Forest

£5,264

£128,639

£133,903

Fenland

£3,768

£83,714

£87,481

Great Yarmouth

£3,889

£76,927

£80,816

Harlow

£3,281

£56,387

£59,668

Hertsmere

£4,099

£99,406

£103,505

Huntingdonshire

£6,863

£160,582

£167,444

Ipswich

£5,124

£106,928

£112,052

King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

£6,081

£129,603

£135,684

Luton

£7,184

£151,305

£158,489

Maldon

£2,750

£51,982

£54,732

Mid Suffolk

£4,136

£101,335

£105,471

North Hertfordshire

£5,316

£96,386

£101,702

North Norfolk

£4,428

£125,775

£130,203

Norwich

£5,614

£97,106

£102,720

Peterborough

£6,709

£155,641

£162,350

Rochford

£3,573

£68,385

£71,957

South Cambridgeshire

£6,040

£149,070

£155,110

South Norfolk

£5,363

£124,934

£130,297

Southend-on-Sea

£7,014

£150,351

£157,365

St. Albans

£5,662

£131,755

£137,418

Stevenage

£3,381

£89,299

£92,680

Tendring

£5,983

£128,095

£134,078

Three Rivers

£3,637

£87,801

£91,438

Thurrock

£5,915

£127,179

£133,094

Uttlesford

£3,378

£104,793

£108,171

Watford

£3,540

£90,200

£93,740

Welwyn Hatfield

£4,275

£83,440

£87,715

West Suffolk

£6,405

£164,144

£170,549

East Midlands

Amber Valley

£5,317

£121,586

£126,903

Ashfield

£4,783

£113,434

£118,217

Bassetlaw

£4,584

£119,927

£124,512

Blaby

£3,955

£73,896

£77,851

Bolsover

£3,096

£77,751

£80,847

Boston

£2,750

£60,752

£63,502

Broxtowe

£4,394

£96,581

£100,975

Charnwood

£7,212

£120,740

£127,952

Chesterfield

£4,361

£92,086

£96,447

Corby

£2,750

£54,518

£57,268

Daventry

£3,281

£87,869

£91,150

Derby

£9,507

£154,132

£163,639

Derbyshire Dales

£3,086

£95,809

£98,895

East Lindsey

£5,720

£134,091

£139,811

East Northamptonshire

£3,527

£87,031

£90,557

Erewash

£4,609

£103,167

£107,776

Gedling

£4,652

£101,779

£106,432

Harborough

£3,629

£85,763

£89,392

High Peak

£3,888

£101,280

£105,168

Hinckley and Bosworth

£4,590

£85,470

£90,060

Kettering

£3,806

£103,727

£107,533

Leicester

£11,937

£270,877

£282,814

Lincoln

£3,362

£75,281

£78,643

Mansfield

£4,172

£90,600

£94,772

Melton

£2,750

£60,288

£63,038

Newark and Sherwood

£4,645

£123,465

£128,111

North East Derbyshire

£4,291

£107,495

£111,786

North Kesteven

£4,556

£100,908

£105,464

North West Leicestershire

£3,922

£89,533

£93,454

Northampton

£7,789

£176,403

£184,192

Nottingham

£10,645

£204,271

£214,916

Oadby and Wigston

£2,750

£38,864

£41,614

Rushcliffe

£4,648

£142,897

£147,546

Rutland

£2,750

£39,769

£42,519

South Derbyshire

£4,006

£79,344

£83,350

South Holland

£3,520

£78,999

£82,519

South Kesteven

£5,685

£132,517

£138,202

South Northamptonshire

£3,727

£89,247

£92,974

Wellingborough

£2,863

£68,349

£71,211

West Lindsey

£3,966

£103,015

£106,980

London

Barking and Dagenham

£6,480

£181,995

£188,475

Barnet

£12,809

£356,959

£369,767

Bexley

£9,684

£263,508

£273,192

Brent

£10,385

£297,787

£308,172

Bromley

£12,512

£350,751

£363,263

Camden

£7,605

£188,865

£196,470

City of London

£2,750

£12,316

£15,066

Croydon

£13,463

£309,117

£322,580

Ealing

£11,896

£409,195

£421,092

Enfield

£10,643

£238,304

£248,948

Greenwich

£8,936

£275,529

£284,466

Hackney

£8,658

£246,942

£255,600

Hammersmith and Fulham

£6,259

£219,009

£225,268

Haringey

£9,492

£243,559

£253,052

Harrow

£9,241

£245,405

£254,646

Havering

£9,958

£193,885

£203,842

Hillingdon

£10,891

£260,401

£271,292

Hounslow

£9,394

£290,153

£299,546

Islington

£7,715

£203,661

£211,376

Kensington and Chelsea

£4,779

£122,273

£127,052

Kingston upon Thames

£6,020

£206,605

£212,625

Lambeth

£10,919

£253,787

£264,706

Lewisham

£9,949

£269,174

£279,122

Merton

£7,394

£220,847

£228,240

Newham

£9,390

£245,054

£254,444

Redbridge

£10,936

£250,439

£261,375

Richmond upon Thames

£7,173

£187,760

£194,933

Southwark

£10,468

£269,709

£280,176

Sutton

£7,602

£209,073

£216,675

Tower Hamlets

£8,883

£272,452

£281,335

Waltham Forest

£8,874

£246,619

£255,493

Wandsworth

£11,656

£329,708

£341,364

Westminster

£6,553

£224,980

£231,533

North East

County Durham

£21,596

£486,152

£507,748

Darlington

£4,230

£91,258

£95,488

Gateshead

£7,972

£161,947

£169,919

Hartlepool

£3,795

£69,907

£73,702

Middlesbrough

£5,323

£109,273

£114,597

Newcastle upon Tyne

£10,922

£258,088

£269,010

North Tyneside

£8,513

£164,156

£172,668

Northumberland

£13,132

£334,482

£347,613

Redcar and Cleveland

£5,616

£124,651

£130,267

South Tyneside

£6,190

£158,967

£165,157

Stockton-on-Tees

£7,703

£165,745

£173,448

Sunderland

£11,493

£271,794

£283,287

North West

Allerdale

£3,766

£113,154

£116,920

Barrow-in-Furness

£2,838

£50,297

£53,134

Blackburn with Darwen

£5,589

£129,518

£135,107

Blackpool

£5,878

£145,268

£151,146

Bolton

£10,671

£183,184

£193,855

Burnley

£3,598

£85,683

£89,281

Bury

£7,708

£140,341

£148,049

Carlisle

£4,581

£150,016

£154,598

Cheshire East

£15,372

£391,793

£407,165

Cheshire West and Chester

£13,730

£281,057

£294,787

Chorley

£4,433

£116,235

£120,668

Copeland

£2,913

£81,588

£84,501

Eden

£2,750

£77,450

£80,200

Fylde

£3,273

£80,415

£83,688

Halton

£5,063

£83,911

£88,974

Hyndburn

£3,254

£67,586

£70,840

Knowsley

£6,054

£120,959

£127,013

Lancaster

£5,573

£125,877

£131,450

Liverpool

£17,274

£333,434

£350,708

Manchester

£19,523

£449,705

£469,228

Oldham

£8,630

£181,220

£189,850

Pendle

£3,588

£76,150

£79,739

Preston

£5,249

£117,938

£123,187

Ribble Valley

£2,750

£70,241

£72,991

Rochdale

£8,407

£180,100

£188,507

Rossendale

£2,842

£56,514

£59,355

Salford

£9,258

£181,197

£190,455

Sefton

£10,946

£187,777

£198,724

South Lakeland

£4,335

£117,703

£122,038

South Ribble

£4,637

£100,068

£104,705

St. Helens

£7,308

£139,482

£146,790

Stockport

£11,921

£222,353

£234,274

Tameside

£9,179

£215,510

£224,689

Trafford

£8,683

£226,626

£235,309

Warrington

£8,601

£174,123

£182,723

West Lancashire

£4,689

£107,906

£112,595

Wigan

£12,269

£229,843

£242,112

Wirral

£12,908

£207,579

£220,487

Wyre

£4,620

£109,305

£113,925

Scotland

Aberdeen

£8,880

£254,324

£263,204

Aberdeenshire

£10,503

£281,492

£291,995

Angus

£4,736

£140,186

£144,922

Argyll and Bute

£3,660

£146,428

£150,088

Clackmannanshire

£2,750

£68,331

£71,081

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

£2,750

£50,210

£52,960

Dumfries and Galloway

£6,312

£208,429

£214,741

Dundee

£5,732

£137,598

£143,330

East Ayrshire

£5,158

£138,147

£143,305

East Dunbartonshire

£4,451

£101,613

£106,064

East Lothian

£4,198

£91,320

£95,518

East Renfrewshire

£3,630

£118,550

£122,181

Edinburgh

£18,452

£633,342

£651,794

Falkirk

£6,237

£120,122

£126,359

Fife

£15,503

£376,853

£392,355

Glasgow

£24,885

£718,991

£743,876

Highland

£9,738

£293,253

£302,991

Inverclyde

£3,124

£99,389

£102,513

Midlothian

£3,549

£82,379

£85,928

Moray

£3,836

£104,148

£107,984

North Ayrshire

£5,857

£143,310

£149,167

North Lanarkshire

£13,681

£424,464

£438,145

Orkney Islands

£2,750

£23,915

£26,665

Perth and Kinross

£6,013

£163,950

£169,962

Renfrewshire

£6,654

£223,133

£229,786

Scottish Borders

£4,948

£137,353

£142,301

Shetland Islands

£2,750

£34,024

£36,774

South Ayrshire

£4,889

£151,913

£156,802

South Lanarkshire

£13,374

£387,326

£400,700

Stirling

£3,574

£87,093

£90,667

West Dunbartonshire

£3,634

£97,642

£101,276

West Lothian

£6,980

£154,010

£160,990

South East

Adur

£2,750

£60,342

£63,092

Arun

£6,026

£130,672

£136,699

Ashford

£4,799

£131,481

£136,280

Aylesbury Vale

£7,336

£191,497

£198,832

Basingstoke and Deane

£7,022

£141,180

£148,202

Bracknell Forest

£4,581

£81,094

£85,675

Brighton and Hove

£10,837

£221,412

£232,249

Canterbury

£6,041

£112,672

£118,712

Cherwell

£5,735

£167,027

£172,763

Chichester

£4,882

£112,610

£117,492

Chiltern

£3,945

£84,611

£88,556

Crawley

£4,079

£79,176

£83,255

Dartford

£3,865

£104,827

£108,692

Dover

£4,586

£120,145

£124,731

East Hampshire

£4,723

£103,531

£108,254

Eastbourne

£3,839

£85,527

£89,366

Eastleigh

£5,273

£103,868

£109,141

Elmbridge

£5,178

£167,747

£172,925

Epsom and Ewell

£3,046

£74,857

£77,902

Fareham

£4,865

£80,458

£85,323

Folkestone and Hythe

£4,330

£118,281

£122,611

Gosport

£3,398

£53,195

£56,593

Gravesham

£3,940

£99,499

£103,439

Guildford

£5,490

£134,091

£139,582

Hart

£3,754

£93,546

£97,300

Hastings

£3,242

£74,751

£77,993

Havant

£5,134

£82,830

£87,964

Horsham

£5,448

£127,255

£132,703

Isle of Wight

£6,051

£112,065

£118,116

Lewes

£4,069

£95,736

£99,804

Maidstone

£5,886

£155,024

£160,910

Medway

£10,474

£234,271

£244,745

Mid Sussex

£5,780

£128,858

£134,638

Milton Keynes

£9,718

£227,642

£237,361

Mole Valley

£3,618

£88,966

£92,583

New Forest

£7,717

£160,967

£168,685

Oxford

£5,617

£98,919

£104,536

Portsmouth

£7,768

£136,463

£144,230

Reading

£6,386

£147,033

£153,420

Reigate and Banstead

£5,532

£146,240

£151,772

Roth

£3,790

£95,397

£99,188

Runnymede

£3,453

£86,374

£89,827

Rushmoor

£3,535

£78,754

£82,288

Sevenoaks

£4,648

£124,386

£129,034

Slough

£4,871

£122,349

£127,220

South Bucks

£2,815

£68,969

£71,784

South Oxfordshire

£5,540

£117,147

£122,686

Southampton

£9,071

£161,139

£170,211

Spelthorne

£3,947

£99,752

£103,699

Surrey Heath

£3,488

£66,323

£69,810

Swale

£5,276

£93,402

£98,678

Tandridge

£3,235

£69,296

£72,530

Test Valley

£5,012

£140,795

£145,807

Thanet

£5,347

£96,928

£102,274

Tonbridge and Malling

£4,693

£115,857

£120,550

Tunbridge Wells

£4,351

£100,704

£105,055

Vale of White Horse

£5,034

£112,795

£117,829

Waverley

£4,981

£116,108

£121,089

Wealden

£6,346

£158,832

£165,178

West Berkshire

£6,187

£148,363

£154,550

West Oxfordshire

£4,303

£89,675

£93,978

Winchester

£4,987

£122,894

£127,881

Windsor and Maidenhead

£5,534

£120,060

£125,594

Woking

£3,803

£108,062

£111,866

Wokingham

£6,428

£137,877

£144,304

Worthing

£4,252

£83,628

£87,881

Wycombe

£6,815

£151,578

£158,393

South West

Bath and North East Somerset

£7,097

£165,946

£173,043

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

£15,462

£391,562

£407,024

Bristol, City of

£16,805

£369,363

£386,168

Cheltenham

£4,688

£106,946

£111,634

Cornwall

£22,039

£600,897

£622,936

Cotswold

£3,679

£117,420

£121,099

Dorset

£15,672

£383,238

£398,910

East Devon

£5,362

£125,208

£130,570

Exeter

£4,657

£93,600

£98,257

Forest of Dean

£3,563

£83,232

£86,795

Gibraltar

£2,750

£38,564

£41,314

Gloucester

£4,900

£106,934

£111,835

Isles of Scilly

£2,750

£6,194

£8,944

Mendip

£4,560

£115,915

£120,475

Mid Devon

£3,224

£94,002

£97,225

North Devon

£4,022

£103,878

£107,900

North Somerset

£8,572

£195,695

£204,267

Plymouth

£9,719

£209,192

£218,911

Sedgemoor

£4,664

£110,390

£115,054

Somerset West and Taunton

£5,680

£134,133

£139,813

South Gloucestershire

£11,084

£242,230

£253,314

South Hams

£3,659

£103,606

£107,265

South Somerset

£6,917

£173,672

£180,588

Stroud

£4,885

£99,729

£104,614

Swindon

£8,455

£154,986

£163,441

Teignbridge

£5,488

£123,063

£128,551

Tewkesbury

£3,547

£74,488

£78,036

Torbay

£5,660

£116,222

£121,882

Torridge

£2,790

£82,207

£84,997

West Devon

£2,750

£67,012

£69,762

Wiltshire

£19,132

£506,820

£525,952

Wales

Blaenau Gwent

£2,856

£87,241

£90,096

Bridgend

£5,587

£149,367

£154,955

Caerphilly

£7,090

£150,870

£157,960

Cardiff

£13,822

£386,958

£400,780

Carmarthenshire

£7,540

£235,039

£242,579

Ceredigion

£3,018

£84,125

£87,143

Conwy

£4,979

£127,711

£132,690

Denbighshire

£4,064

£102,903

£106,967

Flintshire

£6,258

£138,965

£145,222

Gwynedd

£4,509

£129,585

£134,094

Merthyr Tydfil

£2,750

£70,633

£73,383

Monmouthshire

£3,863

£99,762

£103,625

Neath Port Talbot

£5,821

£179,133

£184,955

Newport

£5,580

£124,312

£129,892

Pembrokeshire

£4,907

£171,862

£176,769

Powys

£5,555

£150,409

£155,965

Rhondda Cynon Taf

£9,373

£203,439

£212,812

Swansea

£9,874

£222,204

£232,078

Torfaen

£3,712

£89,525

£93,237

Vale of Glamorgan

£5,035

£144,381

£149,416

Wrexham

£5,432

£122,563

£127,994

Ynys Môn

£2,750

£83,245

£85,995

West Midlands

Birmingham

£38,673

£876,268

£914,940

Bromsgrove

£3,901

£85,384

£89,284

Cannock Chase

£4,064

£92,203

£96,267

Coventry

£12,083

£299,366

£311,449

Dudley

£12,921

£248,054

£260,974

East Staffordshire

£4,605

£111,244

£115,849

Herefordshire, County of

£7,252

£199,268

£206,521

Lichfield

£4,328

£146,144

£150,472

Malvern Hills

£3,220

£89,838

£93,059

Newcastle-under-Lyme

£5,309

£98,726

£104,035

North Warwickshire

£2,750

£66,325

£69,075

Nuneaton and Bedworth

£5,087

£101,286

£106,373

Redditch

£3,281

£78,362

£81,643

Rugby

£3,997

£96,099

£100,096

Sandwell

£12,045

£229,698

£241,744

Shropshire

£12,269

£320,801

£333,070

Solihull

£8,762

£161,044

£169,806

South Staffordshire

£4,652

£111,551

£116,203

Stafford

£5,197

£157,908

£163,105

Staffordshire Moorlands

£4,246

£124,663

£128,909

Stoke-on-Trent

£10,068

£183,998

£194,066

Stratford-on-Avon

£5,235

£136,518

£141,753

Tamworth

£3,100

£79,586

£82,686

Telford and Wrekin

£6,616

£148,832

£155,448

Walsall

£10,645

£236,630

£247,274

Warwick

£5,378

£159,637

£165,015

Wolverhampton

£9,429

£198,064

£207,493

Worcester

£3,946

£96,269

£100,215

Wychavon

£4,911

£135,409

£140,320

Wyre Forest

£4,159

£89,284

£93,443

Yorkshire and The Humber

Barnsley

£9,703

£229,978

£239,682

Bradford

£18,518

£432,960

£451,478

Calderdale

£7,875

£196,686

£204,561

Craven

£2,750

£63,086

£65,836

Doncaster

£11,884

£262,282

£274,166

East Riding of Yorkshire

£14,420

£285,060

£299,481

Hambleton

£3,837

£94,414

£98,251

Harrogate

£6,370

£149,213

£155,583

Kingston upon Hull, City of

£9,974

£180,276

£190,250

Kirklees

£16,725

£390,285

£407,010

Leeds

£28,889

£689,776

£718,665

North East Lincolnshire

£6,145

£117,735

£123,880

North Lincolnshire

£6,734

£156,390

£163,124

Richmondshire

£2,750

£55,573

£58,323

Rotherham

£10,545

£268,611

£279,155

Ryedale

£2,750

£78,282

£81,032

Scarborough

£4,556

£119,823

£124,379

Selby

£3,567

£89,849

£93,417

Sheffield

£21,260

£374,358

£395,618

Wakefield

£13,394

£310,570

£323,964

York

£8,301

£180,577

£188,877

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for payments for services and expenses of returning officers and local returning officers in connection with the conduct of European Parliamentary elections in Great Britain and Gibraltar. It replaces the European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers’ and Local Returning Officers’ Charges) (Great Britain and Gibraltar) Order 2014. This Order is made under regulation 15(1), (2) and (5) of the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/293), under which returning officers and local returning officers may recover their charges for services and expenses, provided they were necessarily rendered or incurred for the efficient and effective conduct of the election and the total does not exceed the overall maximum recoverable amount specified by the Minister for the Cabinet Office in an order. Regulation 15(2) also enables the Minister for the Cabinet Office to specify a maximum recoverable amount for particular services or expenses.

Articles 4 to 6 of, and Schedule 1 to, this Order specify the maximum amounts recoverable by returning officers. Article 4 deals with the overall maximum amount for an electoral region, article 5 with specified services and article 6 with specified expenses. Schedule 1 applies whether the poll is a stand-alone poll or a combined poll. The table in the Schedule lists, for each electoral region, the maximum recoverable amount for the specified services (column 2), the maximum recoverable amount for the specified expenses (column 3) and the overall maximum recoverable amount (column 4).

Article 7 to 9 of, and Schedules 2 and 3 to, this Order specify maximum amounts recoverable by local returning officers. Article 7 deals with the overall maximum amount for each local counting area, article 8 with specified services and article 9 with specified expenses. Schedule 2 applies to stand-alone polls and Schedule 3 applies where the election of a Member of the European Parliament in 2019 is to be taken together with a local government election or a mayoral election or a referendum on the governance arrangements for a local authority. The table in each of those Schedules lists for each local counting area, the maximum recoverable amount for the specified services (column 2), the maximum recoverable amount for the specified expenses (column 3) and the overall maximum recoverable amount (column 4).

In the case of an uncontested election, article 10 provides that articles 4 to 9 do not apply. Instead, the overall maximum recoverable amount is £1,750 for each local counting area and £350 for each electoral region.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument because no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.