Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner

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Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner
Essex PFCC logo.svg
Incumbent
Roger Hirst
since 12 May 2016
Police, fire and crime commissioner of Essex Police & Essex Fire and Rescue Service
Reports toEssex Police, Fire and Crime Panel
AppointerElectorate of Essex
Term length Four years
Constituting instrument Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
PrecursorEssex Police Authority
Inaugural holder Nick Alston
Formation22 November 2012
DeputyDeputy Police and Crime Commissioner
Salary£91,600
Website www.essex.pfcc.police.uk OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Essex Police in the English County of Essex. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Essex Police Authority. The incumbent is Roger Hirst, who represents the Conservative Party.

List of Essex police and crime commissioners

NamePolitical partyDates in office
Nick Alston Conservative Party 22 November 2012 to 11 May 2016
Roger Hirst Conservative Party 12 May 2016 to present

There has so far been three elections. The election scheduled for 2020 were postponed along with all other local elections until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the elections were as follows.

2024 Essex police, fire and crime commissioner election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Hirst 126,447 36.5 Decrease2.svg 17.5
Labour Co-op Adam Fox116,87533.7Increase2.svg 10.8
Liberal Democrats Kieron Franks52,92215.3Increase2.svg 2.0
English Democrat Robin Tilbrook 44,90913.16Increase2.svg 10.00
Turnout 346,342
Conservative hold Swing
Essex Constabulary Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2021 [2]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Conservative Roger Hirst 235,34654.0%
Labour Co-op Chris Vince80,83222.9%
Liberal Democrats John Whitehouse58,13113.3%
English Democrat Robin Tilbrook 42,8319.8%
Total votes436,020
Conservative hold
Essex Constabulary Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016 [3] [4]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Conservative Roger Hirst 110,85833.5%25,090135,94856.7%
UKIP Bob Spink 80,83224.4%22,960103,79243.3%
Labour Chris Vince65,32519.7%
Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief Martin Terry43,12813.0%
Liberal Democrats Kevin McNamara30,8049.3%
Turnout 330,94726.1%
Rejected ballots10,7443.1%
Total votes341,691
Registered electors 1,311,091
Conservative hold
Essex Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [5] [6]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Conservative Nick Alston 51,32530.5%11,02562,35051.5%
Independent Mick Thwaites40,13223.9%18,53258,66448.5%
Labour Val Morris-Cook27,92616.6%
Independent Linda Belgrove22,16313.2%
UKIP Andrew Smith15,1389.0%
English Democrat Robin Tilbrook 11,5506.9%
Turnout 168,23412.8%
Rejected ballots3,4522.0%
Total votes171,686 13.1
Registered electors 1,313,745
Conservative win

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References

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