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David Sidwick  | |
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| Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2021  | |
| Preceded by | Martyn Underhill | 
| Majority | 26,926 | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bournemouth | 
| Political party | Conservative | 
| Website |  www | 
David John Sidwick is a British politician who was elected as the Conservative Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner in the 2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections. [1] He succeeded Martyn Underhill who did not run for re-election. [2] He is the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners’joint co-lead on substance misuse. [3] He previously worked in the pharmaceutical industry and has called for cannabis to re-classified from Class B to Class A in the UK. [4] He is the co-founder and managing director of STAC Consultancy Ltd and was a therapy director for pharmaceutical company Pfizer. [5]
Sidwick was chairman of the Bournemouth West Conservative Association. [6] Sidwick was re-elected in the 2024 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections. [7]
Sidwick was born and raised in Bournemouth. He was the chair of Governors at Bournemouth School between 2010 and 2021. [8]