Police Commissioner elections
It's voting day in the elections for new Police Commissioners across the region. The number of people turning out to vote appears to be low.
Olly Martins the new PCC for Bedfordshire
BEDFORDSHIRE PCC ELECTION
(First Count)
Olly Martins (Lab) 27,947 (34.03%)
Jas Parmar (C) 26,226 (31.93%)
Linda Jack (LD) 11,205 (13.64%)
Kevin Carroll (Brit Freedom) 8,675 (10.56%)
Mezanur Rashid (Ind) 8,076 (9.83%)
Eliminated: Kevin Carroll, Linda Jack, Mezanur Rashid
(Second Count)
Distribution of Carroll's, Jack's and Rashid's votes
Olly Martins (Lab) 35,958
Jas Parmar (C) 32,100
Elected: Olly Martins
Electorate 462,823; Turnout 82,129 (17.75%)
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New Police & Crime Commissioners prepare to take office
The region's nine new Police & Crime Commissioners officially take office on Thursday following last week's elections.
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Concern over low turnout in PCC elections
The region's Police and Crime Commissioners will be getting to grips with their new roles after yesterday's election results.
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PCC election turnout figures
Turnout in the Police and Crime Commissioner elections ranged from a 20% in Northamptonshire to just over 13% in Essex.