Devolution
Local elections 2024: Mayor of Tees Valley
The third election to the post of mayor of Tees Valley took place on 2 May 2024.
Mayoral accountability hangs on divorcing local vote from national trends
The read-across from local contests to the national polls should be dismissed.
Local elections 2024: Police and crime commissioners
On 2 May 2024, elections took place for 37 police and crime commissioners (PCCs).
Local elections 2024: Mayor of the North East
How was first mayor of the North East elected?
Local and mayoral elections 2024
On Thursday 2 May, voters across England and Wales headed to the polls in a major set of mayoral and local elections.
Local elections 2024: the London Assembly
What does the London Assembly do and how are its members elected?
Metro mayors and the 2024 mayoral elections
Voting is taking place for 10 metro mayors across England. How will this process work?
SNP leadership: How will Humza Yousaf be replaced as first minister of Scotland?
How will the SNP elect its next leader?
Local elections 2024: District, borough and unitary councils
On 2 May voters across England elected more than 2,500 councillors.
Humza Yousaf’s precarious position puts the SNP – and Scotland – at a crossroads
This week could bring the swift toppling of the first minister and a summer election.