We publish the names and roles of people who earn more than £60,000 a year.

We update this information every four months. The below salaries are as at 1 April  2021.

Salaries over £60,000

Name Role Annual salary (£) Location
Craig Westwood Director of Communications, Policy and Research 104,503 London
Ailsa Irvine Director of Electoral Administration and Guidance 104,109 London
Louise Edwards Director of Regulation 104,109 London
Kieran Rix Director of Finance and Corporate Services 104,109 London
Andy Smith Head of Digital, Data, Technology and Facilities 90,000 to 94,999 London
Binnie Goh General Counsel 80,000 to 84,999 London
John Pullinger Chair 70,000 to 74,499 London
Tom Hawthorn Head of Policy 70,000 to 74,499 London
Sheilja Shah Senior Regulatory Lawyer 70,000 to 74,499 London
David Bailey Head of Strategic Planning and Performance 65,000 to 69,999 London
Charlene Hannon Head of Guidance 65,000 to 69,999 London
Mel Davidson Head of Support and Improvement 65,000 to 69,999 London
Phil Thompson Head of Research

65,000 to 69,999

 London
Tracey Blackman Head of Finance and Procurement 65,000 to 69,999 London
Niki Nixon Head of External Communications 65,000 to 69,999 London
Andy O'Neill Head of Electoral Commission, Scotland 65,000 to 69,999 Edinburgh
Tim Crowley Head of Digital Communications and Learning 65,000 to 69,999 London
Carol Sweetenham Head of Projects 65,000 to 69,999 London
Dan Adamson Head of Monitoring and Enforcement 65,000 to 69,999 London
Majella La Praik Head of Registration and Reporting 65,000 to 69,999 London
Adrian Fryer Senior Lawyer 65,000 to 69,999 London
Rupert Grist  Senior Lawyer  65,000 to 69,999 London
Rhydian Thomas Head of Electoral Commission, Wales 65,000 to 69,999 Cardiff
Su Crown Head of Campaigns and Corporate Communications 65,000 to 69,999 London
Cahir Hughes Head of Electoral Commission, Northern Ireland 60,000 to 64,999 Belfast

Annual salary includes taxable benefits and allowances.

The table above includes those currently on maternity, parental or adoption leave.

Actual salaries for the Chair and Executive team are published in our annual resource accounts, therefore actuals are shown above for these staff.

We do not use Senior Civil Service grades.

All figures are full-time equivalent.

Salary bands below £60,000

Job level Number of staff Salary banding (£)
Manager or senior adviser 71 40,000 to 59,999
Senior adviser or senior officer 42 32,000 to 39,999
Adviser or officer  30 25,000 to 31,999
Assistant 2 20,000 to 24,999

 

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Next review: 30 October 2021

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