Video Profiles: Hear from each Police & Crime Commissioner candidate in Staffordshire
Staffordshire had the lowest Police & Crime Commissioner Election turnout in the country in November 2012.
On average just 11.63% of those eligible to vote across the county bothered with the ballot box, and in Stoke-on-Trent that was down to just 9.5% of the electorate.
So can 2016’s candidates get people in Staffordshire fired up about having their democratic say in how the police should be run?
Here you can listen to each of them stake their claim as to why they should be elected into the PCC job.
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George Adamson - Labour PCC Candidate
George Adamson is a retired police officer and the main thrust of his campaign is to bring back local neighbourhood policing and fight any future cuts to the Staffordshire Police force budget.
He is also strongly against future plans for the Police & Crime Commissioner’s Office to take over the role of the Fire Authority.
Read full PCC Candidate statement for George Adamson here.
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Natalie Devaney - Independent PCC Candidate
Until last year Natalie Devaney was a serving police officer stationed at Newcastle-under-Lyme.
She believes her 30 years of experience in the force gives her a unique insight into the challenges Staffordshire Police faces, and as an Independent candidate is committed to keeping politics out of policing.
Read full PCC Candidate statement for Natalie Devaney here.
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Matthew Ellis - Conservative PCC Candidate
Matthew Ellis was elected as the first Police & Crime Commissioner in November 2012. He says while in office he has engaged with far more people than the previous Police Authority, which proves the role is working.
The thrust of his campaign is to further introduce the latest technology for police to save time, freeing them up to be back on the beat, as well as fighting online fraud and cyber crime.
Read full PCC Candidate statement for Matthew Ellis here.
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Harold Gregory - UKIP PCC Candidate
Harold Gregory spent 20 years in the army serving in the first Gulf War and also in Northern Ireland, as well as many other postings around the world. If elected he wants to reconnect the police with the public, after his own experience of being spoken to rudely by officers at Heathrow Airport.
He also pledges to educate schoolchildren about staying out of trouble as soon as they reach secondary education.
Read full PCC Candidate statement for Harold Gregory here.
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Paul Woodhead - Green Party PCC Candidate
Paul Woodhead stood as the Green Party Candidate for Cannock Chase in the 2015 General Election.
Although his party doesn't believe in the role of PCC after it replaced the Police Authority in 2012, he believes the community needs to be involved with it and that can help achieve a sustainable community in Staffordshire.