Elected officers and representatives

£46,407

Average salary

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

50 hours

Average weekly hours

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

0.82%

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate UK 2020 | Labour Force Survey

Definition: Elected officers and representatives

*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 1116

Elected representatives in national government formulate and ratify legislation and government policy, act as elected representatives in Parliament, European 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.

Common tasks include:

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.

Qualifications

Entry is by election.

*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.

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Alternative & related job titles: Elected officers and representatives

MSP Member of Northern Ireland Assembly AM (National Assembly for Wales) MEP Member, assembly (National Assembly) Member of Parliament Councillor (local government) Member of European Parliament Secretary of state MLA (Northern Ireland Assembly) Minister (government) Member of the Legislative Assembly Member of Scottish Parliament MP

Equality focus: Elected officers and representatives

Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.