Theresa May blew £141million on the snap election

More than £98million was spent operating polling stations and counts on June 8
Another £42.5million was spent sending out election materials to voters
May called the election three years early to try for a huge majority for Brexit
Instead she lost seats and wiped out the Conservative majority in the Commons

By Tim Sculthorpe, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline

Published: 16:50 BST, 13 September 2017 | Updated: 16:51 BST, 13 September 2017

Theresa May blew £141million in taxpayer cash by calling the snap election that wiped out her majority.

The Cabinet Office confirmed today the estimated costs for the June 8 poll for the first time.

It said £98.3million would cover fees and expenses incurred by returning officers for running the poll and the counts across the country.

Another £42.5million was spent delivering election materials to every household in the country.

Theresa May (pictured leaving No 10 today) blew £140million in taxpayer cash by calling the snap election that wiped out her majority

Theresa May (pictured leaving No 10 today) blew £140million in taxpayer cash by calling the snap election that wiped out her majority

The official account for the election revealed today (pictured) shows returning officers spent £98.3million running the polls while £42.5million was spent posting leaflets

The official account for the election revealed today (pictured) shows returning officers spent £98.3million running the polls while £42.5million was spent posting leaflets

Mrs May famously returned from an Easter walking holiday in Snowdonia having changed her mind about calling an early election.

Standing on the steps of Downing Street, she shocked Westminster by gambling on huge poll leads and declared she wanted a big majority to deliver Brexit.

By polling day on June 8, her 20-plus point lead in the polls had evaporated and the Conservatives lost their overall majority.

Mrs May was left clinging to power at the head of a minority administration, propped up by a confidence and supply agreement with Northern Ireland’s DUP.

The shock results saw Mrs May’s closest aides Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill resign from No 10 and a reshuffle saw Damian Green appointed defacto deputy PM.

At the same time Jeremy Corbyn – written off by most in Westminster including a majority of Labour MPs – saw an increase in his number of MPs.

The Labour leader appears unassailable in his position for the first time in the almost two years since his first shock win in the race for party leadership.