Police & Crime Commissioner Elections
There are elections for eight Police and Crime Commissioners across the Anglia region on Thursday 5 May.
A new PCC for Essex - but the Tories win again
Conservative candidate Roger Hirst has replaced his fellow Tory Nick Alston as Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex.
Mr Hirst was already 30,000 votes ahead of his nearest rival, UKIP's Bob Spink, following the first count.
The redistribution of the other candidates' second choices helped push him over the 50% mark, with a total of 135,948 votes.
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