States of Alderney Member [2] and elections of 2016 [3]. They are: Notes: Note [1] Alderney representatives to the States of Guernsey Note [2] The members elected in 2014 hold office until 2018 Note [3] The members elected in 2016 hold office until 2020 States of Alderney Member The ten States of Alderney Members make up the legislature (the "States of Alderney") of the island of Alderney. Half of the ten States Members are elected every two years for a four-year mandate. They are organised into three main committees: "Policy and Finance", "General Services", and "Building and Development Control", each of which works under
Leader of Alderney 2nd Earl of Essex despite the Earl of Essex never visiting Alderney. During the English Civil War and the Commonwealth of England, leadership of Alderney changed hands several times between the Royalists and Parliamentarians with Nicholas Ling being appointed as the Lieutenant-Governor of Alderney by Oliver Cromwell. In 1660, during the Restoration of the Monarchy, Edward de Carteret was granted the title of Governor of Alderney by King Charles II of England as a reward for loyalty to the Crown and became the leader of Alderney as a result, with Ling remaining as Lieutenant-Governor. Alderney was also separated from Guernsey