Flintshire is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the English ceremonial counties of Merseyside and Cheshire,across the Dee Estuary to the north and by land to the east respectively,Wrexham County Borough to the south,and Denbighshire to the west. Connah's Quay is the largest town,while Flintshire County Council is based in Mold.
Alyn and Deeside is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created in 1983,and it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post method of election.
Deeside is the name given to a predominantly industrial conurbation of towns and villages in Flintshire and Cheshire on the Wales–England border lying near the canalised stretch of the River Dee that flows from neighbouring Chester into the Dee Estuary. These include Connah's Quay,Shotton,Queensferry,Aston,Garden City,Sealand,Broughton,Bretton,Hawarden,Ewloe,Mancot,Pentre,Saltney and Sandycroft. The population is around 50,000,with a plurality (17,500) living in Connah's Quay.
Connah's Quay,known locally as "The Quay" and formerly known as Wepre,is a town and community in Flintshire,on the River Dee and next to the border with England. With a population of 16,771,it is the largest town in Flintshire. The town is also part of the wider Deeside conurbation and is contiguous with Shotton,Flint and Buckley.
The 2012 police and crime commissioner elections were polls held in most police areas in England and Wales on Thursday 15 November. The direct election of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) was originally scheduled for May 2012 but was postponed in order to secure the passage of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 through the House of Lords. The government considers the elected commissioners to have a stronger mandate than the "unelected and invisible police authorities that they replace". The elections took place alongside by-elections for the House of Commons in Cardiff South and Penarth,Corby and Manchester Central,and a mayoral election in Bristol.
A police and crime commissioner is an elected official in England and Wales responsible for generally overseeing police services. A police,fire and crime commissioner (PFCC) is an elected official in England responsible for generally overseeing both police and fire services. Commissioners replaced now-abolished police authorities. The first were elected on 15 November 2012.
Katy Elizabeth Bourne is a Conservative politician who has served as the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner since winning the inaugural election in Sussex in November 2012. In 2016 and 2021 she was re-elected for her second and third terms in office. In May 2024 she was elected for a fourth term of office,securing 122,495 votes and a significantly narrowed majority of 23,000 on a turn-out of 24.2%.
The Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner,an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Avon and Somerset Police in the English unitary authorities of Bristol,Bath and North East Somerset,North Somerset,South Gloucestershire and Somerset. The post was created in November 2012,following an election held on 15 November 2012,and replaced the Avon and Somerset Police Authority. Clare Moody was elected to the role in the May 2024 election.
The South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner by-election was a 2014 by-election on 30 October 2014 for the position of Police and Crime Commissioner in the South Yorkshire Police region of the United Kingdom. It was triggered by the resignation of Shaun Wright,the inaugural South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner,who stepped down from the position on 16 September 2014 following the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal. Wright had been head of children's services in Rotherham between 2005 and 2010,while events surrounding the scandal were taking place. The Labour candidate,Alan Billings,was elected.
Owain Arfon Jones is a Welsh police officer who was the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police from 2016 to 2021. He is a former member of Plaid Cymru.
Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 5 May 2016.
The Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner for the Gwent Police area,comprising Newport,Caerphilly,Blaenau Gwent,Torfaen and Monmouthshire. The current commissioner is Jane Mudd,who represents the Labour Party. The post was first elected in November 2012 and replaced the Gwent Police Authority as part of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.
The North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner,an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by North Wales Police in the Welsh principal areas of Anglesey,Conwy,Denbighshire,Flintshire,Gwynedd and Wrexham. The post was created in November 2012,following an election held on 15 November 2012,and replaced the North Wales Police Authority. The current incumbent is Andy Dunbobbin,who represents the Labour Party.
The Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner,an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Nottinghamshire Police in the English County of Nottinghamshire.
Kim McGuinness is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician who was elected as the Mayor of the North East in May 2024. Previously,she served as the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner between 2019 and 2024.
Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 6 May 2021,on the same day as the Senedd election in Wales and the local elections in England. This was the third time police and crime commissioner elections have been held. The elections were originally due to take place in May 2020 but were postponed by 12 months in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Turnout was an average of 34.1% across the elections,with Wales having much higher turnout mainly due to the simultaneous Senedd election held across Wales,whereas only parts of England had simultaneous local elections.
Angelique Foster is a British politician who was elected Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner in 2021.
Donna Jones is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner since 2021. She was the youngest member of the judiciary in England and Wales when appointed to be a magistrate in 2005.
Stephen Mark Turner a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner from 2021 to 2024. He was elected on 13 May 2021,for the Conservative Party. He was replaced by Matthew Stephen Storey in May 2024.
Elections for police and crime commissioners in England and Wales took place on 2 May 2024,the same day as local elections in England.
