2016 police and crime commissioner elections
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40 police and crime commissioners in England and Wales
Turnout26.6% (Increase11.6%)
  First party Second party Third party
  David Cameron
Leader David Cameron Jeremy Corbyn Leanne Wood
Party Conservative Labour Plaid Cymru
Leader since 6 December 2005 12 September 2015 16 March 2012
Last election 16 seats, 28.3%[a] 12 seats, 31.0%[a] Did not stand
Commissioners 20 15 2
Commissioners +/– Increase4 Increase3 Increase2
Popular vote 2,601,560 3,047,428 228,334
Percentage 29.3% 34.3% 2.6%
Swing Increase1.0% Increase3.3% New party
The 40 police force areas within England and Wales where elections were held. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
England and Wales Police and Crime Commission voter turnout 2012 map
The England and Wales police and crime commission voter turnout in 2016. It was higher than in 2012, with an average of 23% to 26% voter turn out.

Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 5 May 2016.[1][2][3]

The elections were for 40 of the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales using the supplementary vote system; the two police forces of Greater London are not involved (the elected Mayor of London is classed as the police and crime commissioner for the Metropolitan Police District, while the Court of Common Council fulfils the role for the City of London Police). There was no election for the Greater Manchester Police as the role of police and crime commissioner was due to be abolished in 2017 and replaced with the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester.[4] Elections for police and crime commissioners do not take place in Scotland or Northern Ireland as policing and justice powers are devolved to the Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly.[5]

This was the second time police and crime commissioner elections had been held.

Background

The election used the supplementary vote system: voters were instructed to mark the ballot paper with their first and second choices of candidate (although there were an unusually large number of spoilt ballots). If no candidate got a majority of first preference votes, the top two candidates went on to a second round in which second preference votes of the eliminated candidates were allocated to them to produce a winner. This is the system used to elect London's mayor.[6] Section 57 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 directs that the voting system is first past the post if there are only two candidates for a specific commissioner region.[7]

The role of police and crime commissioner for the Greater Manchester Police was abolished in 2017 and replaced with the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, who assumed the responsibilities of the police and crime commissioner. No election was therefore held in 2016 and Tony Lloyd remained as police and crime commissioner and interim mayor until the mayoral election took place in 2017.[4]

Parties standing

Both Labour and the Conservatives fielded candidates in all 40 elections, while UKIP fielded 34 candidates and the Liberal Democrats 30 candidates. The Green Party fielded seven candidates and the English Democrats four candidates. Plaid Cymru fielded candidates for all four Welsh seats. There were 29 other candidates; 25 stood as independents and four stood under other labels (one as Lincolnshire Independents and three as Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief).

Results summary

Party First preferences votes % votes Change Stood Seats % seats Change
Labour 3,047,428 34.3 +3.3 40 15 37.5 +3
Conservative 2,601,560 29.3 1.0 40 20 50.0 4
UKIP 1,216,127 13.7 +6.8 34 0 — ±0
Liberal Democrats 766,311 8.6 +1.9 30 0 — ±0
Independent 721,190 8.1 -15.7 25 3 7.5 -8
Plaid Cymru 228,334 2.6 N/A 4 2 5.0 +2
Zero Tolerance Policing 120,720 1.4 +0.7 3 0 — -1
Green 113,957 1.3 +1.1 7 0 — ±0
English Democrat 54,680 0.6 -0.6 4 0 — ±0
Lincolnshire Independent 27,345 0.5 N/A 1 0 — ±0

Vote and seat changes are calculated with reference to the 2012 election, excluding Greater Manchester which was not up for election in 2016, due to being replaced by a Metro Mayor.

England

Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Sue Mountstevens (Independent), incumbent, sought re-election.[8]

Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016 [15]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Independent Sue Mountstevens 82,708 26.1% 35,839 118,547 54.1%
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Labour Kerry Barker 75,538 23.8% 25,027 100,565 45.9%
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Conservative Mark Weston 61,335 19.3%
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UKIP Aaron Foot 28,038 8.8%
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Liberal Democrats Paul Crossley 23,429 7.4%
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Green Chris Briton 23,414 7.4%
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Independent Kevin Phillips 22,667 7.2%
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Turnout 317,129 26.0%
Rejected ballots 8,629 2.7%
Total votes 325,758 26.7%
Registered electors 1,221,594
Independent hold

Bedfordshire Constabulary

Olly Martins (Labour), incumbent, sought re-election.[16]

Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Kathryn Holloway 39,288 36.7% 8,109 47,397 51.6%
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Labour Olly Martins 37,853 35.3% 6,661 44,514 48.4%
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Liberal Democrats Linda Jack 12,413 11.6%
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UKIP Duncan Strachan 11,012 10.3%
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English Democrat Toni Bugle 6,569 6.1%
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Turnout 107,135 23.7%
Rejected ballots 2,138
Total votes 109,273
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Labour

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Sir Graham Bright (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election.[21]

Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Jason Ablewhite 63,614 36.2% 17,967 81,581 53.0%
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Labour Dave Baigent 54,426 31.0% 18,054 72,480 47.0%
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UKIP Nick Clarke 29,698 16.9%
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Liberal Democrats Rupert Moss-Eccardt 27,884 15.9%
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Turnout 175,622 30.6%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Conservative hold

[25][26]

Cheshire Constabulary

John Dwyer (Conservative), incumbent, sought re-election.[27]

Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour David Keane 72,497 39.8% 12,104 84,601 50.9%
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Conservative John Dwyer 69,322 38.0% 12,330 81,652 49.1%
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UKIP Jonathan Charles Starkey 21,991 12.0%
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Liberal Democrats Neil Lewis 18,530 10.2%
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Turnout 182,340 23.3%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Labour gain from Conservative

Cleveland Police

Barry Coppinger (Labour), incumbent, sought re-election.[30]

Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Barry Coppinger 32,733 41.0% 8,604 41,337 62.1%
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Conservative Matthew Vickers 18,196 22.8% 7,033 25,229 37.9%
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UKIP Steve Matthews 17,005 21.3%
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Independent Sultan Alam 11,895 14.9%
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Turnout 79,829 19.7%
Rejected ballots 1,706 2.1%
Total votes 81,535
Registered electors
Labour hold

Cumbria Constabulary

Richard Rhodes (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election.[34] Candidates include:

Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Peter McCall 32,569 34.4% 8,776 41,345 57.6%
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Labour Reg Watson 22,768 24.1% 7,669 30,437 42.4%
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Liberal Democrats Loraine Birchall 16,053 17.0%
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Independent Mary Robinson 13,831 14.62%
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UKIP Michael Pye 9,370 9.9%
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Turnout 94,591
Rejected ballots 2,850
Total votes 97,441 25.6%
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Derbyshire Constabulary

Alan Charles, (Labour), incumbent, did not seek re-election.[36]

Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Hardyal Dhindsa 66,925 37.5% 11,933 78,858 50.5%
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Conservative Richard Bright 61,741 34.6% 15,504 77,245 49.5%
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UKIP Stuart Yeowart 30,381 17.0%
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Liberal Democrats Tom Snowdon 19,492 10.9%
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Turnout 178,539 23.9%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Labour hold

Devon and Cornwall Police

Tony Hogg (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election.[39]

Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Alison Hernandez 69,354 24.4% 21,682 91,036 51.1%
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Labour Gareth Derrick 66,519 23.4% 20,723 87,242 48.9%
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UKIP Jonathan Smith 49,659 17.5%
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Independent Bob Spencer 41,382 14.6%
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Liberal Democrats Richard Younger-Ross 35,154 12.4%
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Independent William Morris 22,395 7.9%
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Turnout 284,463 22.1%
Rejected ballots 9,657 3.3%
Total votes 294,120
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Dorset Police

Martyn Underhill (Independent), incumbent, sought re-election.[45]

Dorset Constabulary Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016 [49][50]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Independent Martyn Underhill 47,738 39.8% 18,922 66,660 66.7%
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Conservative Andrew Graham 37,089 30.9% 7,369 44,458 33.3%
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UKIP Lester Taylor 21,086 17.6%
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Labour Patrick Canavan 20,169 16.8%
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Turnout 119,984 20.9%
Rejected ballots 9,477 7.3%
Total votes 129,461 22.5%
Registered electors 574,361
Independent hold

Durham Constabulary

Ron Hogg (Labour), incumbent, sought re-election.[30]

Durham Constabulary Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016[52]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Ron Hogg 50,915 63.8%
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Conservative Peter Cuthbertson 18,797 23.6%
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Liberal Democrats Craig Martin 10,060 12.6%
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Turnout 79,772 17.4%
Rejected ballots 1,569 1.9%
Total votes 81,341 17.7%
Registered electors 459,554
Labour hold

Essex Constabulary

Nick Alston (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election.[44]

Essex Constabulary Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016 [54][55]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Roger Hirst 110,858 33.5% 25,090 135,948 56.7%
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UKIP Bob Spink 80,832 24.4% 22,960 103,792 43.3%
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Labour Chris Vince 65,325 19.7%
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Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief Martin Terry 43,128 13.0%
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Liberal Democrats Kevin McNamara 30,804 9.3%
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Turnout 330,947 26.1%
Rejected ballots 10,744 3.1%
Total votes 341,691
Registered electors 1,311,091
Conservative hold

Gloucestershire Constabulary

Martin Surl (Independent), incumbent, sought re-election[56]

Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Independent Martin Surl 57,447 40.7% 21,145 78,592 59.0%
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Conservative Will Windsor-Clive 49,965 35.4% 4,602 54,567 41.0%
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Labour Barry Kirby 33,825 24.0%
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Turnout 141,237 29.4%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Independent hold

Hampshire Constabulary

Simon Hayes (independent), incumbent, sought re-election[17]

Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Michael Lane 113,717 28.5% 40,273 153,990 63.7%
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Labour Robin Price 63,747 16.0% 23,997 87,744 36.2%
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Independent Simon Hayes 60,743 15.2%
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Liberal Democrats Richard Adair 55,266 13.9%
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UKIP Roy Swales 54,115 13.6%
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Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief Steve Watts 35,989 9.0%
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Independent Don Jerrard 14,976 3.8%
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Turnout 398,553 28.0%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Independent

Hertfordshire Constabulary

David Lloyd (Conservative), incumbent, sought re-election[44]

Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative David Lloyd 100,262 42.3% 25,807 126,069 59.5%
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Labour Kerry Pollard 64,978 27.4% 20,876 85,854 40.5%
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Liberal Democrats Chris White 38,488 16.2%
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UKIP Mark Hughes 33,575 14.2%
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Turnout 237,303 28.1%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Humberside Police

Matthew Grove (Conservative), incumbent, sought re-election[44]

Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Keith Hunter 62,010 40.3% 14,118 76,128 59.5%
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Conservative Matthew Grove 40,925 26.6% 10,832 51,757 40.5%
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UKIP Michael Whitehead 27,434 17.8%
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Liberal Democrats Denis Healy 23,451 15.3%
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Turnout 153,820 22.1%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Labour gain from Conservative

Kent Police

Ann Barnes (Independent), incumbent, did not seek re-election.[44]

Kent Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Matthew Scott 88,396 33.1% 16,162 104,558 54.3%
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UKIP Henry Bolton 73,299 27.5% 14,679 87,978 45.7%
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Labour Tristan Osborne 50,978 19.1%
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Independent Gurvinder Singh Sandher 26,221 9.8%
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Liberal Democrats Dave Naghi 19,601 7.4%
​​
English Democrat Steve Uncles 8,311 3.1%
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Turnout 266,806 21.0%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Independent

Lancashire Constabulary

Clive Grunshaw was the incumbent Labour Party PCC.

Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Clive Grunshaw 132,261 43.8% 20,453 152,714 56.2%
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Conservative Andy Pratt 96,746 32.0% 22,195 118,941 43.8%
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UKIP James Barker 49,987 16.5%
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Liberal Democrats Graham Roach 23,164 7.7%
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Turnout 302,158 28.1%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Labour hold

Leicestershire Police

Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Loader (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election.[64]

Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Willy Bach, Baron Bach 67,991 44.7% 10,197 78,188 57.3%
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Conservative Neil Bannister 46,958 30.9% 11,347 58,305 42.7%
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Liberal Democrats Sarah Hill 19,359 12.7%
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UKIP David Sprason 17,815 11.7%
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Turnout 152,123 19.8%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Labour gain from Conservative

Lincolnshire Police

Alan Hardwick (Independent), incumbent, did not seek re-election.[65]

Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Marc Jones 39,441 35.2% 8,592 48,033 56.2%
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UKIP Victoria Ayling 28,583 25.5% 8,837 37,420 43.8%
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Labour Lucinda Preston 25,475 22.8%
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Lincolnshire Independent Daniel Simpson 18,497 16.5%
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Turnout 111,996 20.7%
Conservative gain from Independent

Merseyside Police

Jane Kennedy was the incumbent Labour Party PCC.

Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016[71]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Jane Kennedy 186,661 61.8%
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Conservative David Burgess-Joyce 54,000 17.9%
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Liberal Democrats Christopher Carubia 34,625 11.5%
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Green John Coyne 26,967 8.9%
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Turnout 302,253 30.2%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Labour hold

Norfolk Constabulary

Stephen Bett (Independent), incumbent, sought re-election,[17]

Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Lorne Green 42,928 27.8% 17,133 60,061 54.4%
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Labour Chris Jones 37,141 24.0% 13,146 50,287 45.6%
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UKIP David Moreland 27,030 17.5%
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Independent Stephen Bett 25,527 16.5%
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Liberal Democrats Jacky Howe 12,838 8.3%
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Green Martin Schmierer 9,187 5.9%
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Turnout 154,651 23.2%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Independent

Northamptonshire Constabulary

Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016 Office of Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Stephen Mold 46,785 40.5% 11,390 58,175 54.2%
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Labour Kevin McKeever 41,015 35.5% 8,146 49,161 45.8%
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UKIP Sam Watts 27,708 23.9%
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Conservative hold

Northumbria Police

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Vera Baird 180,479 55.3%
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Conservative Stewart Hay 58,713 18.0%
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UKIP Melanie Hurst 52,293 16.0%
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Liberal Democrats Jonathan Wallace 34,757 10.7%
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Turnout 326,242
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Labour hold

North Yorkshire Police

North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Julia Mulligan 53,078 40.1% 11,940 65,018 59.2%
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Labour Steve Howley 34,351 26.0% 10,408 44,759 40.8%
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Independent Mike Pannett 30,984 23.4%
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Liberal Democrats James Blanchard 13,856 10.5%
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Turnout 132,269 22.5%
Rejected ballots 3,372 2.5%
Total votes 135,641
Registered electors 603,707
Conservative hold

Nottinghamshire Constabulary

Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Paddy Tipping 80,926 47.3% 8,823 89,749 61.3%
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Conservative Anthony Harper 48,155 28.1% 7,950 56,105 38.7%
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UKIP Fran Loi 20,320 11.9%
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Independent Tony Bates 14,579 8.5%
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Independent Jason Zadrozny 7,164 4.2%
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Turnout 171,144 21.4%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Labour hold

South Yorkshire Police

South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Alan Billings 144,978 51.9%
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UKIP Gavin Felton 57,062 20.4%
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Conservative Ian Walker 29,904 10.7%
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Liberal Democrats Joe Otten 28,060 10.1%
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English Democrat David Allen 19,144 6.9%
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Turnout 279,148 28.4%
Rejected ballots 9,724 3.4%
Total votes 288,872
Registered electors
Labour hold

[77]

Staffordshire Police

Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Matthew Ellis 63,123 36.26% 11,877 75,000 53.0%
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Labour George Adamson 54,753 31.45% 11,760 66,513 47.0%
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UKIP Harold Gregory 27,550 15.82%
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Independent Natalie Devaney 22,155 12.72%
​​
Green Paul Woodhead 6,527 3.75%
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Turnout 174,108 21.57%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Suffolk Constabulary

Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Tim Passmore 57,167 43.72% 10,926 68,093 62.1%
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Labour Cath Pickles 32,268 24.68% 9,363 41,631 38.9%
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UKIP Simon Tobin 22,094 16.90%
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Liberal Democrats Helen Korfanty 11,726 8.97%
​​
Green Terence Carter 7,501 5.74%
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Turnout 130,756 24.47%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Surrey Police

Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016 [19][32][78][79]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative David Munro 82,125 35.33% 17,997 100,122 63.4%
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Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief Kevin Hurley 41,603 17.90% 16,078 57,681 36.6%
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Liberal Democrats Paul Kennedy 29,933 12.88%
​​
Labour Howard Kaye 28,005 12.05%
​​
UKIP Julia Searle 24,055 10.35%
​​
Independent Jamie Goldrick 14,007 6.03%
​​
Independent Camille Juliff 12,746 5.48%
​​
Turnout 232,474 28.07%
Rejected ballots 7,461 3.11%
Total votes 239,935
Registered electors 854,648
Conservative gain from Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief

Sussex Police

Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Katy Bourne 114,570 41.78% 24,765 139,335 61.7%
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Labour Michael Jones 61,017 22.25% 25,375 86,392 38.3%
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UKIP Patrick Lowe 43,075 15.71%
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Liberal Democrats James Walsh 29,550 10.77%
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Green James Doyle 26,038 9.49%
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Turnout 274,250 22.54%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Thames Valley Police

Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Anthony Stansfeld 164,554 39.9% 37,842 202,396 54.0%
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Labour Laetisia Carter 138,084 33.5% 34,633 172,717 46.0%
​​
Liberal Democrats John Howson 59,975 14.45%
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UKIP Lea Trainer 49,942 12.12%
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Turnout 412,155
Rejected ballots
Total votes 25.6%
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Warwickshire Police

Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Philip Seccombe 33,895 31.17% 9,313 43,208 55.2%
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Labour Julie Jackson 27,725 25.50% 7,383 35,108 44.8%
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UKIP Rob Harris 14,553 13.38%
​​
Independent Dave Whitehouse 11,983 11.02%
​​
Liberal Democrats Nicola Davies 11,509 10.58%
​​
Independent Ben Twomey 9,076 8.35%
​​
Turnout 108,741 26.73%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Independent

West Mercia Police

Conservative candidate John-Paul Campion won in the final round with 60.25% of the vote against Labour's Daniel Walton with 39.75%. This was a Conservative gain, as the incumbent Bill Longmore, who chose not to contest the election, had previously been elected as an independent.[82]

West Mercia Police and Commissioner election, 2016[83]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative John-Paul Campion 64,514 33.37% 19,105 83,619 60.3%
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Labour Daniel Walton 40,870 21.14% 14,292 55,162 39.7%
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UKIP Peter Jewell 32,719 16.92%
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Independent Barrie Sheldon 27,986 14.48%
​​
Green John Raine 14,323 7.41%
​​
Liberal Democrats Margaret Rowley 12,914 6.68%
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Turnout 21.27%
Rejected ballots 5,566 2.80%
Total votes 198,892
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Independent

West Midlands Police

Labour's David Jamieson was re-elected in the final round with 63.3% of the vote against 36.7% for Conservative candidate Les Jones. This was a Labour hold, with the party winning both the initial contest for the post in 2012 and the by-election in 2014 won by Jamieson.

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour David Jamieson 275,672 49.88% 30,906 306,578 63.4%
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Conservative Les Jones 142,651 25.81% 34,271 176,922 36.6%
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UKIP Pete Durnell 93,851 16.98%
​​
Independent Andy Flynn 40,478 7.31%
​​
Turnout 552,652 27.71%
Rejected ballots 28,346 4.88%
Total votes 580,998 29.13%
Registered electors 1,993,998
Labour hold

West Yorkshire Police

West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Mark Burns-Williamson 260,271 49.67% 35,543 295,814 66.3%
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Conservative Allan Doherty 119,338 22.78% 30,788 150,126 33.7%
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UKIP Peter Corkindale 74,748 14.27%
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Liberal Democrats Barry Golton 48,963 9.34%
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English Democrat Therese Muchewicz 20,656 3.94%
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Turnout 523,976 33.16%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Labour hold

Wiltshire Police

Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Angus Macpherson 56,605 46.20% 12,017 68,622 63.5%
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Labour Kevin Small 28,166 22.99% 11,199 39,365 36.5%
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Liberal Democrats Brian Mathew 19,294 15.75%
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UKIP John Short 18,434 15.05%
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Turnout 122,499
Rejected ballots 3,696 2.93
Total votes 126,195 24.7
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Wales

Dyfed-Powys Police

Christopher Salmon (Conservative), incumbent, sought re-election.[84]

Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016 [88]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Llywelyn 52,469 28.0% 22,689 75,158 55.9%
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Conservative Christopher Salmon 47,093 25.1% 12,209 59,302 44.1%
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Labour Kevin Madge 34,799 18.6%
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UKIP Des Parkinson 20,870 11.1%
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Liberal Democrats Richard Church 20,725 11.1%
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Independent Edmund Davies 11,561 6.2%
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Turnout 187,517 49.1%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Plaid Cymru gain from Conservative

Gwent Police

Ian Johnston (Independent), incumbent, did not seek re-election.[44]

Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Jeff Cuthbert 76,893 46.4% 19,137 96,030 61.6%
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Conservative Louise Brown 50,985 30.8% 8,946 59,931 38.4%
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Plaid Cymru Darren Jones 37,916 22.9%
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Turnout 42.0%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Labour gain from Independent

North Wales Police

North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Plaid Cymru Arfon Jones 67,179 31.5% 23,049 90,228 58.2%
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Labour David Taylor 54,892 25.7% 9,972 64,864 41.8%
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Conservative Matt Wright 42,005 19.7%
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UKIP Simon Wall 25,943 12.2%
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Independent Julian Sandham 23,487 11.0%
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Turnout 213,506 41.6%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent

South Wales Police

South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Alun Michael 161,529 40.9% 43,345 204,874 68.1%
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Conservative Timothy Davies 70,799 17.9% 25,261 96,060 31.9%
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Plaid Cymru Linet Purcell 70,770 17.9%
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Independent Mike Baker 67,454 17.1%
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Liberal Democrats Judith Woodman 24,438 6.2%
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Turnout 394,990 42.5%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Labour hold

Changes between 2016 and 2020

Northumbria Police by-election 2019

Caused by the resignation of incumbent Vera Baird (Labour)

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2019 [92][93][94]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Kim McGuinness 58,355 37.9% 8,977 67,332 52.2%
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Independent Georgina Hill 33,704 21.9% 27,929 61,633 47.8%
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Conservative Robbie Moore 33,267 21.6%
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Liberal Democrats Jonathan Wallace 28,623 18.6%
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Turnout 155,990 15.0%
Rejected ballots 2,041 1.3%
Total votes 153,949
Registered electors 1,041,562
Labour hold

Notes

  1. ^ a b Not including Greater Manchester.

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