Briony Allen

@brionya.bsky.social

658 Followers 207 Following

Former devolution and policy making research assistant at @instituteforgov.bsky.social | Views my own

A screenshot of page 19 of the West Midland Combined Authority constitution which sets out voting requirements for different decisions
A table from the Institute for Government of the salary of current mayors and comparators 2022/23 where mayors earn between £65,000 and £154,963 compared to a member of parliament at £84,144 and the prime minister at £164,951.
A table from the Institute for government of the age of metro mayors when first elected, 2000 to present, where the youngest mayor to take office was 30, the oldest 61, and the average age to be first elected as mayor is 49.
A table from the Institute for Government showing metro mayors’ previous experience as councillors and MPs, 2000 to present, where some mayors such as Ken Livingstone had over 10 years of experience as both an MP and a councillor but others such as Oliver Coppard had experience in neither role.
A table from the Institute for Government showing metro mayors and their birthplaces, 2000 to present, where seven out of fifteen mayors were born within the mayoral region they represented.
A horizontal dot plot from the Institute for Government showing voter turnout in metro mayor elections 2000 to 2023, where voter turnout increased between all first and second elections but not all subsequent elections, and voter turnout in all metro mayor elections remains under 50%.
A timeline chart from the Institute for Government showing metro mayors by mayoral region and party, 2000 to 2023, where there have been 10 labour mayors (2 of whom were independent during some of their time as mayor) and 5 conservative mayors across 10 regions
An Institute for Government timeline chart showing previous first ministers of Wales from May 1999 to January 2024 and their length of tenure. Rhodri Morgan is shown as the longest serving first minister.
An image for an IfG event called 'How can devolution contribute to regional growth in England?' on Tuesday 16 January, 12:30. Speakers are Oliver Coppard, Jim McMahon MP, Sebastian Payne, Sophie White and Thomas Pope.
A map from the Institute for Government of England colour-coding areas by their devolution status. It shows that most areas in the North and East have an agreed devolution deal, while there are fewer in the South and West.
Stormy sunset with fields, sheep, trees and a small rainbow.
A map from the Institute for Government of England colour-coding areas by their devolution status. It shows that most areas in the North have an agreed devolution deal, while there are fewer in the South.