Your best best for an accurate answer is going to be from a model builder who was actually involved. Except when doing so for publicity purposes I don't think LEGO keeps an exact record of the number of bricks used. The Wikipedia article on LEGOLand UK [1] gives 40 million bricks used in the entire thing. read more
Strictly speaking, Big Ben is the bell - made entirely of bronze. The name is also applied to the clock - made of metal and glass. The tower used to be named simply the Clock Tower, but it is now officially the Elizabeth Tower. read more