Briony Allen
Research Assistant
All work
Regional mayors
Regional mayors are directly elected regional leaders of mayoral strategic authorities. But what do they do?
Mayor of Greater Manchester
On 30 July 2026, Bev Craig was elected as mayor of Greater Manchester.
Sewel convention
How the Sewel convention works in practice and what happens when devolved consent is withheld.
Scottish independence
How could a second referendum on Scottish independence happen?
Mayor of South Yorkshire
On 2 May 2024, voters in South Yorkshire elected their metro mayor.
Mayor of the West of England
On 1 May 2025 voters in the West of England elected the region's new mayor..
Mayor of the North East
How was the first mayor of the North East elected?
Mayor of the East Midlands
On 2 May 2024, voters elected Claire Ward as Mayor of the East Midlands.
How the government can support better decision making in mayoral combined authorities
Making England’s ‘devolution revolution’ a reality.
Nine things we learned from the English devolution white paper
What the white paper does and does not contain, and what challenges lie ahead for the government.