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.
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.
(First Count)
David Bowles (Stop) 27,345 (32.66%)
Alan Hardwick (Ind) 26,272 (31.37%)
Richard Davies (C) 19,872 (23.73%)
Paul Gleeson (Lab) 10,247 (12.24%)
Eliminated: Richard Davies, Paul Gleeson
(Second Count)
Distribution of Davies's and Gleeson's votes
David Bowles (Stop) 35,086
Alan Hardwick (Ind) 39,221
Elected: Alan Hardwick
Electorate 547,843; Turnout 83,736 (15.28%)
The region's nine new Police & Crime Commissioners officially take office on Thursday following last week's elections.
The region's Police and Crime Commissioners will be getting to grips with their new roles after yesterday's election results.
Turnout in the Police and Crime Commissioner elections ranged from a 20% in Northamptonshire to just over 13% in Essex.