The Datum Report

Occupation 1112 · Managers, directors and senior officials

Elected officers and representatives

Elected representatives in national government formulate and ratify legislation and government policy, act as elected representatives in Parliament, Regional Parliaments or Assemblies, and as representatives of the government and its executive. Elected officers in local government act as representatives in the local authority and participate in the formulation, ratification and implementation of local government policies.

How people enter it

Entry is by election.

What the work involves

• represents constituency within the legislature and advises and assists constituents on a variety of issues
• acts as a Party representative within the constituency
• participates in debates and votes on legislative and other matters
• holds positions on parliamentary or local government committees
• tables questions to ministers and introduces proposals for government action
• recommends or reviews potential policy or legislative change, and offers advice and opinions on current policy
• advises on the interpretation and implementation of policy decisions, acts and regulations
• studies and acts upon any legislation that may affect the local authority

Also called

Councillor (local government) · Member of Parliament

What it pays

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

Common questions

Classified alongside this

Chief executives and senior officials