David Skaith has been elected as the first mayor of York and North Yorkshire, winning a total of 35% of the vote.

But what powers does the new mayor hold? Read our explainer on the devolution to York and North Yorkshire instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/loca…

Ben Houchen has been elected for the third time as mayor of Tees Valley, winning a total of 54% of the vote.

His highest share of the vote was 57% in Stockton-on-Tees, and the lowest was 48% in Middlesbrough.

Find out more about devolution to Tees Valley instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/loca…

Where did David Skaith get his votes? A very strong vote from the city of York. Interestingly as Millie Mitchell just pointed out to me, the Conservative candidate Keane Duncan won the majority of votes in North Yorkshire but the strong showing in York won the race for Skaith

'I think oddly enough there's a branding problem.'

An industrial strategy is unlikely to be on the list of issues talked about in the next election campaign. So why should voters care whether the government has one?

We discuss on the Expert Factor 🎧 instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/expert…

Results from the York and North Yorkshire mayorality election

Kim McGuiness beats Jamie Driscoll by 13 per cent of the vote.

Jamie Driscoll stood as an independent, after he was excluded from the Labour Party’s shortlist for the new mayoralty, despite having served as a Labour mayor since 2019.

Local accountability is weakened if national trends determine outcomes.

The read-across from local contests to the national polls should be dismissed instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/mayora…

EVENT: The success of the civil service has depended on the recruitment and retention of exceptional individuals.

But is enough being done to recruit the best outside talent?

Join us Tuesday 7 May with perm secs Cat Little, Sarah Munby and Gareth Davies instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/civil-se…

For all the latest Institute for Government updates on Ben Houchen's win in Tees Valley see these updates from Millie Mitchell

Tees Valley result, from our updated Institute for Government explainer instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/loca…

.Rishi Sunak harping on about Tees Valley being the key test in his pool clip... well he would, wouldn't he - but mayors bucking national trends is an important indicator of the strength of the mayoral model..

Mayoral electoral results set to land…

Before they do, this new Institute for Government blog by Jill Rutter - on how Starker & Sunak react - is well worth reading

On why people need to reject the read-across from these local contests to the national polls. 

instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/mayora…

In the run up to yesterday's election, we set out six things the Institute for Government's devo team will be looking out for - follow along with us as these results come in...
instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/six-th…

Four of the ten metro mayor election results are due today, in four of the more competitive contests. Here's why these matter and what to expect🧵

Mayoral accountability hangs on divorcing local vote from national trends

It will be a sign of maturity of the mayoral model if voters decide on local records not national trends, argues Jill Rutter instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/mayora…

With midday approach we'll soon enter the next phase of election results - more local election results and the first metro mayoral results announced. So what are we on the look for this afternoon? Here at the Institute for Government we are keeping a careful watch...

PODCAST 🎙️ Why should voters care about the government’s industrial strategy?

Giles Wilkes joins Hannah White Paul Johnson to explore what an industrial strategy actually means and whether the UK has ever even had a successful one.

Listen to the episode instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/expert…

The latest stats show a further decline in public service productivity

Our Institute for Government explainer sets out what that means, how it is measured, and how the government might improve it

instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/publ…

Rishi Sunak faced the 13th by-election of his premiership yesterday, losing Blackpool South to Labour on a 26% swing

The next general election will be held closer to the point at which government departments’ budgets expire than at any time in over 40 years.

Our report warns that the next government must hold an urgent spending review before a budget 'cliff edge' instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/wh…