This is a list of current local leaders: colonial governors (ex.: British (lieutenant) governors(-general) or French prefects), local heads of government (ex.: Prime Minister of Greenland), autonomous republics or territories leaders (Åland or Karakalpakstan), contested states (Abkhazia, North Cyprus, Somaliland) or important or symbolic administratives divisions (Bavaria, California, Scotland), or all in one like Chechnya.
| State | Government | Head of state United Kingdom | Head of government |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor William Alistair Harrison | Chief Minister Hubert Hughes |
| Bermuda | parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor Sir Richard Gozney | Premier Paula Cox |
| British Virgin Islands | parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor William Boyd McCleary | Premier Ralph T. O'Neal |
| Cayman Islands | parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor Duncan Taylor | Premier McKeeva Bush |
| Christmas Island | non-self-governing dependency | Queen Elizabeth II of Australia, represented by Administrator Brian James Lacy | |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | non-self-governing dependency | Queen Elizabeth II of Australia, represented by Administrator Brian James Lacy | |
| Cook Islands | parliamentary democracy in free-association with New Zealand | Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand, represented by Queen's Representative (not otherwise styled) Sir Frederick Goodwin | Prime Minister Henry Puna |
| England | constituent country of the United Kingdom | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom | No organised local authorities |
| Falkland Islands | parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor Nigel Haywood | Chief Executive Tim Thorogood |
| Gibraltar | parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor Sir Adrian Johns | Chief Minister Peter Caruana |
| Guernsey | crown dependency | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (as Duke of Normandy), represented by Lieutenant-Governor Peter Walker | Bailiff Geoffrey Rowland Chief Minister Lyndon Trott |
| Jersey | crown dependency | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (as Duke of Normandy), represented by Lieutenant-Governor Sir John McColl | Bailiff Michael Birt Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur |
| Isle of Man | crown dependency | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (as Lord of Mann), represented by Lieutenant-Governor Adam Wood | Chief Minister Tony Brown |
| Montserrat | parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor Adrian Davis | Premier Reuben Meade |
| Niue | parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand, represented by High Commissioner Mark Blumsky | Premier Toke Talagi |
| Norfolk Island | parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of Australia, represented by Administrator Owen Walsh | Chief Minister David Buffett |
| Northern Ireland | constituent country of the United Kingdom | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Owen Paterson | First Minister Peter Robinson |
| Pitcairn Islands | parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor Victoria Treadell | Mayor Mike Warren |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | non-self-governing dependency | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor Mark Andrew Capes | |
| Scotland | constituent country of the United Kingdom | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore | First Minister Alex Salmond |
| Tokelau | parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand, represented by Administrator Jonathan Kings | Head of Government Foua Toloa |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor Ric Todd | Premier office suspended |
| Wales | constituent country of the United Kingdom | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan | First Minister Carwyn Jones |
| State | Government | Head of state | Head of government |
|---|---|---|---|
| Åland Islands | gubernatorial democracy | President Tarja Halonen of Finland, represented by Governor Peter Lindbäck | Premier Viveka Eriksson |
| American Samoa | gubernatorial democracy | President Barack Obama of the United States | Governor Togiola Tulafono |
| Aruba | parliamentary democracy | Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, represented by Governor Fredis Refunjol | Prime Minister Mike Eman |
| Curaçao | parliamentary democracy | Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, represented by Governor Frits Goedgedrag | Prime Minister Gerrit Schotte |
| Faroe Islands | parliamentary democracy | Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, represented by High Commissioner Dan M. Knudsen | Prime Minister Kaj Leo Johannesen |
| French Polynesia | presidential democracy | President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, represented by High Commissioner Richard Didier | President Oscar Temaru |
| Greenland | parliamentary democracy | Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, represented by High Commissioner Mikaela Engell | Prime Minister Kuupik Kleist |
| Guam | gubernatorial democracy | President Barack Obama of the United States | Governor Eddie Calvo |
| Hong Kong | non-self-governing dependency | President Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China | Chief Executive Donald Tsang |
| Kosovo | democratic UN protectorate | President Atifete Jahjaga | Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi |
| Macau | non-self-governing dependency | President Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China | Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau-wah |
| Mayotte | presidential democracy | President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, represented by Prefect Thomas Degos | President of the Conseil Général Daniel Zaïdani |
| New Caledonia | parliamentary democracy | President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, represented by High Commissioner Albert Dupuy | President of the Government Harold Martin |
| Northern Cyprus | parliamentary democracy - disputed state | President Derviş Eroğlu | Prime Minister İrsen Küçük |
| Northern Mariana Islands | gubernatorial democracy | President Barack Obama of the United States | Governor Benigno Fitial |
| Puerto Rico | gubernatorial democracy | President Barack Obama of the United States | Governor Luis Fortuño |
| Sint Maarten | parliamentary democracy | Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, represented by Governor Eugene Holiday | Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | gubernatorial democracy | President Barack Obama of the United States | Governor John de Jongh |
| Wallis and Futuna | presidential democracy | President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, represented by Administrator-Superior Michel Jeanjean | President of the Territorial Assembly Siliako Lauhea |