Electoral Commission 'concern' over PCC turnout

These were new elections taking place at an unfamiliar time of year, which is why we have made clear at every stage that it would be important to engage effectively with voters.

The Government took a number of decisions about how to run these elections that we did not agree with.

But what is important now is that the right lessons are learnt: we will talk to voters, candidates and returning officers to understand what worked and what didn't.