Houses of Parliament
- House of Lords: Lord Lipsey, previously Labour, now sits as non-affiliated.
- House of Commons: Anne Marie Morris had the Conservative Party Whip restored; Communities and Local Government Committee – Jo Platt appointed as a member; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee – Kerry McCarthy appointed as a member, replacing Jo Platt.
Government departments
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Marine Management Organisation – Hilary Florek appointed as chair.
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: OfCom – Lord Burns appointed as chair from January; Historic England – Sandra Dinneen, Paul Farmer, Patrick Newberry, Susie Thornberry, and Richard Upton appointed as commissioners.
- Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy: Sarah Bedwell appointed as certification officer from January, replacing Gerard Walker; Competition Appeal Tribunal – Jane Burgess, Michael Cutting, Paul Dollman, Tim Frazer, Robin Mason, Derek Ridyard and Timothy Sawyer appointed as members.
Non-ministerial departments
- Water Services Regulation Authority – Rachel Fletcher appointed as chief executive from 8 January.
Local authorities
- Southampton City Council – Dawn Baxendale to stand down as chief executive in April.
- Birmingham City Council – Dawn Baxendale to become chief executive in 2018.
- Epping Forest District Council – Glen Chipp to stand down as chief executive in April.
- Horsham District Council – Glen Chipp to replace Tom Crowley as chief executive in April.
By-election results 13 December
- Exeter Borough Council – Matthew Vizard elected for Newtown & St Leonards – Labour hold.
- Waverley Borough Council – Paul Follows elected for Godalming Central & Ockford – Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.
By-election results 14 December
- Barnsley Council – Nicola Sumner elected for Rockingham – Labour hold.
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council – Andrew Fox-Hewitt elected for Bradwell – Labour hold.
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council – Jill Waring elected for Newchapel – Conservative gain from Labour.
- Salford Council – Wilson Nkurunziza elected for Langworthy – Labour hold.
- Torbay Council – Swithin Long elected for Watcombe –Liberal Democrat hold.
- Torridge District Council – Nick laws elected for Westward Ho! – Independent gain from Conservative.
- Welwyn & Hatfield Borough Council – Siobhan Elam elected for Handside - Liberal Democrat hold.
- Wigan Council – Marlaine Whitham elected for Shevington with Lower Ground - Labour hold.
- City of London Corporation – Prem Goya elected for Portsoken – Independent gain from Independent.
Consultancies
- Hanover – Katie Blower replaced Laura Swire as managing director of UK Advocacy, Daniel Gilbert and Rosie Lugg appointed as directors.
Interest groups
- Trussel Trust – Emma Revie appointed as chief executive.
- CareTech Charitable Foundation – Jonathan Freeman named as the first chief executive.
- The Disabilities Trust – Steve Howell appointed as chair.