Salisbury's parish poll cost taxpayers nearly £40K
The cost of the ballot's been revealed by the City Council
Last updated 25th May 2023
The Parish Poll in Salisbury last month has cost taxpayers a total of £39,627.57.
The cost has been set out by Salisbury City Council, who criticised the ballot as 'unnecessary' after the result was revealed, due to its low turnout.
Voting on 20th April asked people living in Salisbury is they supported a 5% cap on council tax precepts from the City Council.
Just 3.92% of eligible voters took part, from a possible 30,698 people.
In a statement released by the joint leader of Salisbury City Council following the ballot, they said:
"This unnecessary poll has sadly cost Salisbury taxpayers thousands of pounds and the extremely low turnout speaks for itself.
"Our joint City Council administration will continue working hard to manage public services and to communicate with our residents in as cost-efficient a manner as possible.
"We have already indicated that we will begin public consultation over next year's budget in the autumn."