United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Political office-holders

Our database contains 7,663 politicians connected with the United Kingdom.

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Intergovernmental
Subnational government
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PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
member of the 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom-24627
member of Manchester City Council-3892
member of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council-8919
member of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council-8126
member of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council-8123
member of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council-8317
member of Leeds City Council--99
member of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council-8115
member of Salford City Council-6625
member of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council-6920
member of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council-6721
member of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council-6511
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly-1547
Member of the London Assembly-153
Member of the South Australian Legislative Council-719
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury-177
member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority-1210
Member of the Parliament of Gibraltar-215
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions-112
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities--12
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland-91
Assistant Government Whip-81
Parliamentary Secretary--9
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster-61
Shadow Minister for Railways-61
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales-61
Director of the Government Communications Headquarters--6
Member of the Corporation of the City of Adelaide-15
President of the Board of Trade-42
spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom-15
Treasurer of the Household-51
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis-23
Leader of the UK Independence Party-14
Lord President of the Council-41
Mayor of Gibraltar-23
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice-23
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party-22
Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit-31
Downing Street Director of Communications-22
Leader of the Conservative Party-31
Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party--4
Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland--4
North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner-4-
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero-4-
Archbishop of Canterbury-21
Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner-21
Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner-21
Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner-21
Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner-21
Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner-21
leader of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council-21
leader of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council-21
Leader of the House of Lords-21
Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats-21
Lord Chamberlain-21
Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough-12
Mayor of the West of England-21
member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs--3
Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner-21
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner-12
Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner-21
Permanent Secretary to the Department for Transport--3
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer--3
Shadow Home Secretary-21
Shadow Minister for Armed Forces-21
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence-12
Shadow Secretary of State for Education-21
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs--3
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government--3
Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly-12
Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner-21
Admiral president of the Royal Naval College--2
archbishop of Westminster-11
Attorney-General of South Australia-11
Cabinet Secretary-11
Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner-11
chair of the London Assembly police and crime committee-2-
Chairman of Reform UK-11
Chief of the General Staff--2
City Minister-11
Commissioner of Transport for London--2
Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner-11
deputy First Minister-11
Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester-11
Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester for Policing and Crime-11
Deputy Mayor of Salford--2
Director-General of the BBC--2
Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Durham Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Government Chief Scientific Adviser-11
Governor of Bermuda-11
Governor of South Australia-11
Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Heir Apparent of the United Kingdom-11
Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner-2-
leader of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council-11
leader of Manchester City Council-11
leader of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council-2-
Leader of the Alba Party-11
Leader of the Liberal Democrats--2
Leader of the Scottish Labour Party--2
leader of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council-11
Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Lord Advocate-11
Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire--2
Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland-11
Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear-11
Lord Provost of Edinburgh-11
Lord Speaker-11
Mayor of Hackney-11
Mayor of Lewisham-11
Mayor of Liverpool-2-
Mayor of Middlesbrough-11
Mayor of North Tyneside-11
Mayor of South Yorkshire-11
Mayor of the West Midlands-11
Mayor of Tower Hamlets-11
member of Cheshire West and Chester Council-11
member of Cornwall Council-2-
Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner-11
monarch of the United Kingdom-11
North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner-11
Permanent Secretary to the Home Office-11
Premier of South Australia-11
President of the British Society for the History of Science-11
President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal-11
President of the South Australian Legislative Council-11
President of Tynwald-11
Private Secretary to the Sovereign-11
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool-11
Roman Catholic bishop of Argyll and the Isles--2
Roman Catholic Bishop of Clifton-11
Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunkeld-11
Roman Catholic Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle-11
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster--2
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury-11
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons--2
Shadow Minister for Aviation and Maritime-11
Shadow Minister for Buses and Local Transport--2
Shadow Minister for Transport--2
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade-11
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport--2
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care-11
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing-2-
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development--2
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland--2
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport--2
South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Treasurer of South Australia-11
Victims' Commissioner-11
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Antiochian Orthodox Metropolitan of the British Isles and Ireland--1
Attorney General for Northern Ireland--1
Auditor General for Scotland--1
Bishop of Brechin--1
Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane--1
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning--1
Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform-1-
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy--1
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care-1-
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans--1
Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport-1-
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands--1
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government-1-
Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture--1
chair of the London Assembly economy committee-1-
Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party--1
Chairman of Ways and Means--1
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster & Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister1--
Chancellor of the University of St Andrews-1-
Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister--1
Common Councilman of the City of London--1
Conservative Chief Whip--1
COP26 President-1-
Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis--1
Deputy Foreign Secretary--1
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats--1
Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party--1
Deputy Mayor of Ashdod-1-
Deputy Mayor of West Yorkshire for Policing and Crime--1
Deputy Premier--1
Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, & Secretary of State for Justice1--
Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Director General of MI5--1
Director of Public Prosecutions--1
Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum--1
Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner--1
HM Trade Commissioner--1
Kent Police and Crime Commissioner--1
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Labour Chief Whip--1
leader of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council--1
Leader of Camden Borough Council--1
leader of Newcastle City Council--1
Leader of Plaid Cymru--1
leader of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council--1
leader of Southwark borough council--1
Leader of the Australian Labor Party--1
Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales--1
Leader of the House of Lords & Lord Privy Seal1--
Leader of the Labour Party--1
Leader of the Monster Raving Loony Party--1
Leader of the Opposition--1
leader of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council--1
Liberal Democrats Chief Whip--1
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute--1
Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran--1
Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Belfast--1
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire-1-
Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire-1-
Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Clwyd--1
Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall--1
Lord Lieutenant of County Durham--1
Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria-1-
Lord Lieutenant of Devon--1
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset--1
Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed--1
Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian--1
Lord Lieutenant of Fife--1
Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Greater London--1
Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester-1-
Lord Lieutenant of Gwent--1
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Kent--1
Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian--1
Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk--1
Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Orkney--1
Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire-1-
Lord Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross--1
Lord Lieutenant of Powys--1
Lord Lieutenant of Rutland--1
Lord Lieutenant of Shetland--1
Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Somerset--1
Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan--1
Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire-1-
Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire-1-
Lord Lieutenant of Surrey--1
Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland--1
Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight--1
Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands-1-
Lord Lieutenant of the Western Isles--1
Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of West Glamorgan--1
Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire--1
Lord Provost of Aberdeen--1
Lord Provost of Dundee-1-
Mayor of Bangor-1-
Mayor of Bristol-1-
Mayor of Croydon--1
Mayor of Doncaster--1
Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire--1
Mayor of Greater Manchester--1
Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire--1
Mayor of Leicester--1
Mayor of Mansfield--1
Mayor of Marion--1
Mayor of Newham--1
Mayor of North of Tyne-1-
Mayor of Port Augusta--1
Mayor of Salford--1
Mayor of the East Midlands--1
Mayor of the Liverpool City Region--1
Mayor of the North East--1
Mayor of the Tees Valley--1
Mayor of Watford--1
Mayor of West Torrens--1
Mayor of West Yorkshire--1
Mayor of York and North Yorkshire--1
member of Bexley London Borough Council--1
member of Birmingham City Council-1-
member of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council-1-
member of Harrogate Borough Council-1-
member of Harrow London Borough Council--1
member of Hillingdon London Borough Council--1
member of Luton Borough Council-1-
member of Medway Council--1
member of Merton London Borough Council--1
member of Newham London Borough Council--1
member of North Yorkshire County Council--1
member of Sevenoaks District Council--1
member of Sheffield City Council-1-
member of Sutton London Borough Council-1-
Member of the Corporation of the City of Marion--1
Member of the Corporation of the Town of Gawler--1
Member of the District Council of Tatiara--1
member of the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands--1
member of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council--1
member of Waltham Forest London Borough Council-1-
Minister for Energy--1
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas and Caribbean-1-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry and Economic Security--1
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Investment Security Unit--1
President of the Liberal Democrats--1
President of the Medical Women's Federation--1
President of the Royal College of Physicians--1
President of the Royal Society--1
President of the Socialist International-1-
Princess Royal--1
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow--1
Roman Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor--1
Roman Catholic Bishop of Kilmore--1
Roman Catholic Bishop of Menevia-1-
Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office-1-
Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales--1
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons--1
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords--1
Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury--1
Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury--1
Shadow First Secretary of State--1
Shadow Lord Chancellor-1-
Shadow Minister for Childcare and Early Years-1-
Shadow Minister for Disabled People-1-
Shadow Minister for Equalities-1-
Shadow Minister for Fire and Emergency Services-1-
Shadow Minister for Green Transport--1
Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland-1-
Shadow Minister for Scotland-1-
Shadow Minister for the Olympics-1-
Shadow Paymaster General-1-
Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights and Protections--1
Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade--1
Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales--1
South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner-1-
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Montserrat--1
Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Titular Bishop of Elmhama--1
Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner--1
West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner--1
West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner-1-
Windrush commissioner--1

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both of political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not.

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