Houses of Parliament
- House of Lords: Lord Imbert (crossbench, life peer) died 13 November; Lord Mitchell has moved from non-affiliated to crossbench.
- House of Commons: Intelligence and Security Committee – Richard Benyon, Ian Blackford, Caroline Flint, Dominic Grieve, David Hanson, Kevan Jones and Keith Simpson appointed as members; Public Accounts Commission – Richard Bacon, Jack Brereton, Nicholas Brown, Martyn Day, Clive Efford, Julian Knight and Edward Leigh appointed as members; James Cartlidge and Ian Murray discharged as members; Selection Committee – Esther McVey and Mark Spencer replaced Christopher Pincher and Julian Smith as members.
Government departments
- Department for Education: School Teachers' Review Body – Ken Clark reappointed as a member; Institute for Apprenticeships – Gerry Berragan to become chief executive on 27 November; Residential Care Leadership Board – Alan Wood named as chair.
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Joanne Lomas has been appointed British high commissioner to the Republic of Rwanda, and non-resident ambassador to the Republic of Burundi in succession to William Gelling.
- Home Office: College of Policing – Millie Banerjee appointed as chair; Forensic Science Regulator – Gillian Tully reappointed as forensic science regulator.
- Cabinet Office: John Parker appointed as lead non-executive director; Government Property Unit – Mike Parsons appointed as director-general.
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Innovate UK – Ruth McKernan to stand down as chief executive in the spring.
- Department of Health: NHS England – Stephen Powis appointed as medical director, replacing Bruce Keogh in 2018.
- Department for Communities and Local Government: Local Government Boundary Commission for England – Andrew Scallan and Steve Robinson appointed as commissioners.
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Joint Nature Conservation Committee – Ian Bateman and Colin Galbraith reappointed as independent members.
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Tate – Roland Rudd appointed as a trustee.
Parties
- Scottish Labour: Alex Rowley resigned as deputy leader and acting leader; Jackie Baillie appointed as acting leader.
Devolved authorities
- Scottish Parliament: Mark McDonald suspended from the SNP and now sits as Independent; Alex Rowley MSP suspended from the Labour Party and now sits as Independent; Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee – Colin Beattie replaced Gil Paterson as a member; Tom Arthur replaced Ash Denham; Health and Sport Committee – Emma Harper replaced Maree Todd as a member; Sandra White replaced Tom Arthur; Ash Denham replaced Clare Haughey; Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee – Stewart Stevenson replaced Emma Harper as a member; Eduction and Skills Committee – Richard Lochhead replaced Clare Haughey as a member; George Adam replaced Colin Beattiep; Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee – Clare Haughey replaced Clare Adamson as a member; Social Security Committee – Clare Adamson replaced Sandra White as a member.
- Scottish Government: Gayle Gorman to become chief inspector of education for Scotland on 4 December; Scottish Police Authority – Susan Deacon appointed chair of the board, replacing Andrew Flanagan.
Local authorities: by-election results 16 November
- Waveney Council – Peter Byatt elected for Kirkley – Labour hold.
- Waveney Council – Linda Coulam elected for St Margaret’s – Conservative gain from Labour.
- Chiltern Council – Jonathan Waters elected for Penn and Coleshill – Conservative hold.
- West Lindsey Council – Bob Waller elected for Sudbrooke – Conservative hold.
- South Holland Council – Janet Whitbourn elected for Whaplode and Holbeach St John’s – Conservative hold.
- Fylde Council – Jayne Nixon elected for Staining and Weeton – Conservative hold.
- Eden Council – Mark Rudhall elected for Penrith North – Liberal Democrat hold.
- Darlington Council – Alan Marshall elected for Mowden – Conservative hold.
- Darlington Council – Sharifah Rahman elected for Red Hall and Lingfield – Labour hold.
- Hartlepool Council – Katie Trueman elected for Victoria – Labour hold.
Trade Unions
- Fire Brigades Union Scotland – Denise Christie elected as secretary
- Usdaw – Paddy Lillis elected to replace John Hannett as general secretary.
Interest Groups
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute – Greg Hannon appointed as director.