Sir Robert Andrew Raymond Syms is a Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Poole from 1997 to 2024. He received a knighthood in 2017.
Dorset Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Dorset in South West England,which includes the largely rural area covered by Dorset Council,and the urban conurbation of Bournemouth,Christchurch and Poole.
Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax is a British Conservative Party politician,landowner,journalist,and Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dorset between 2010 and 2024.
Lieutenant General Sir Andrew John Noble Graham,5th Baronet,is the Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and was Director General of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom.
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.
Martyn Underhill is a British independent politician and former police officer who served as the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2021.
The 2015 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 7 May 2015,the same day as the general election for the House of Commons.
Michael James Tomlinson-Mynors is a British politician who served as Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration from 2023 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Dorset and North Poole from 2015 to 2024. He previously served as Solicitor General for England and Wales from September 2022 to December 2023 and Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from July to September 2022.
Simon James Hoare is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dorset since 2015. He has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government since November 2023.
Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 5 May 2016.
The Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner,an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Dorset Police in the English County of Dorset. The post was created in November 2012,following an election held on 15 November 2012,and replaced the Dorset Police Authority. The first incumbent is Independent Martyn Underhill,who retired in 2021. He was succeeded by David Sidwick.
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.
Dorset Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Dorset in England. It is a unitary authority,being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county of Dorset,which also includes Bournemouth,Christchurch and Poole. The council was created in 2019 when local government across Dorset was reorganised.
The second Liverpool City Region mayoral election was held in May 2021 to elect the mayor of the Liverpool City Region,alongside other local elections across England and Wales,to elect councillors,the mayor of Liverpool,and police and crime commissioners across the city region. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020,but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2019 Bournemouth,Christchurch and Poole Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect the inaugural members of Bournemouth,Christchurch and Poole Council in England,formed from the former unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole,and borough of Christchurch. At the same time an election for the new Christchurch Town Council was held.
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.
Philip David Allott is a British politician who served as the Police,Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire,England. He was elected in May 2021,taking over the job from fellow Conservative Julia Mulligan on 13 May. He resigned on 15 October 2021 and left office on the following day.
Mark Grosvenor McNeill Shelford is a British Conservative politician and former lieutenant colonel in the British Army,who served as the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner from 2021 until 2024.
The 2023 Bournemouth,Christchurch and Poole Council election took place on 4 May,2023,to elect all 76 members of Bournemouth,Christchurch and Poole Council in Dorset,England.
