Returning Officers

(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source

Question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Electoral Commission will make it their policy to issue standardised guidance to Electoral Returning Offices on how to conduct election counts.


Answered by
Jeremy Wright Portrait
Jeremy Wright
This question was answered on 7th September 2026

The Electoral Commission already provides guidance to Returning Officers on how to conduct well run election counts.

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