Police & Crime Commissioner Elections: Full candidate list for Leicestershire

Full list of PCC Candidates for Leicestershire Credit: ITV Central

With a force area covering 980 square miles, serving 900,000 people, find out who is standing to serve as Police & Crime Commissioner in Leicestershire, and could eventually be in charge of annual budget of approximately £170 million.

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Willy Bach - Labour Candidate - Leicestershire PCC

Short candidate profile for Labour Candidate Willy Bach. Credit: ITV Central

Willy Bach is a former Shadow Attorney General and sits in the House of Lords. He studied at Oxford University, then worked as a barrister, was a local Councillor in Leicester, and became Head of Chambers at King Street Chambersr on the Midland Circuit in 1996.In 1998 he became a life peer, as Baron Bach, of Lutterworth in the County of Leicestershire.

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Neil Durban Bannister - Conservative Candidate - Leicestershire PCC

Short candidate profile for Conservative Candidate Neil Durban Bannister. Credit: ITV Central

Neil Bannister is a qualified solicitor and has worked with the Crown Prosecution Service for over 20 years, both as a District Crown Prosecutor and as a Crown Advocate. He is also a District Councillor for Harborough District Council representing the Dunton ward.

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Sarah Hill - Liberal Democrat Candidate - Leicestershire PCC

Short candidate profile for Liberal Democrat Candidate Sarah Hill. Credit: ITV Central

Sarah Hill has been a local councillor on Harborough District Council for 14 years and is a former vice chair of the Police Authority. Her career started out in sales and marketing at British Telecom, for a local hotel group, and spent a number of years working for a management consultancy based in Oslo.

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David Sprason - UKIP Candidate - Leicestershire PCC

Short candidate profile for UKIP Candidate David Sprason. Credit: ITV Central

David Sprason is a former Conservative Deputy Leader of Leicestershire County Council, but was sacked by the party in January 2013. He now sits on the County Council as UKIP Councillor for the Hinckley & Bosworth District. He was the parliamentary candidate for UKIP and stood to become MP for Bosworth in the 2015 General Election.

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