Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner

Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner
Incumbent Jane Mudd since 9 May 2024
Police and crime commissioner of Gwent Police
Reports to	Gwent Police and Crime Panel
Appointer	Electorate in Gwent Police area
Term length	Four years
Constituting instrument	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
Precursor	Gwent Police Authority
Inaugural holder	Ian Johnston
Formation	22 November 2012
Deputy	Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner
Salary	£73,300 [1]
Website	www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/home/

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. ^[2] The current commissioner is Jane Mudd, who represents the Labour Party. ^[3] 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.

History

The first Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner was Ian Johnston. ^[4] During his period of office, Johnston reopened several police stations across Gwent, and he also launched the force's Victims Charter. ^{[5] [6]} Johnston was involved in the controversial removal of chief constable Carmel Napier a year into his post. ^[7] Johnston retired as Police and Crime Commissioner on 7 May 2016. ^[8]

In June 2016, Labour candidate Jeffrey Cuthbert was elected to the role of commissioner. Cuthbert received a total of 96,030 votes, 30,000 ahead of his nearest rival. ^[9] Cuthbert was re-elected in May 2021, securing 41.8% of the total first preference vote. ^{[10] [11]} By March 2024, Cuthbert had reinvested £2 million into community projects in Gwent. ^[12] Cuthbert announced he would not be contesting the May 2024 elections. ^[13] Four candidates were nominated to become the third Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner representing Plaid Cymru, Welsh Labour, Welsh Conservatives and Welsh Liberal Democrats at a vote held on 2 May 2024. ^[14] On 3 May 2024, it was announced that Jane Mudd, Newport Council Leader, was elected. ^[3] On 8 May 2024, Mudd was officially sworn in. ^[15]

List of Gwent Police and Crime Commissioners

Name	Political party		From	To
Ian Johnston		Independent	22 November 2012	11 May 2016
Jeffrey Cuthbert		Labour	12 May 2016	8 May 2024
Jane Mudd		Labour	9 May 2024	Incumbent

Election results

2012

Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [16]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
			Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round
	Independent	Ian Johnston	23,531	39.64%	6,217	29,748	54.7%	​​
	Labour	Hamish Sandison	23,087	38.89%	1,549	24,636	45.3%	​​
	Conservative	Nick Webb	6,630	11.17%				​​
	Independent	Christopher Wright	6,118	10.31%				​​
Turnout			59,366	13.97%
Rejected ballots			1,555	2.55%
Total votes			60,921	14.34
Registered electors			424,903
	Independent win

2016

Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
			Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round
	Labour	Jeff Cuthbert	76,893	46.4%	19,137	96,030	61.6%	​​
	Conservative	Louise Brown	50,985	30.8%	8,946	59,931	38.4%	​​
	Plaid Cymru	Darren Jones	37,916	22.9%				​​
Turnout				42.0%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
	Labour gain from Independent

2021

2021 Gwent police and crime commissioner election [17]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
			Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round
	Labour	Jeff Cuthbert*	75,775	41.79%	16,841	92,616	60.47%	​​
	Conservative	Hannah Jarvis	52,313	28.85%	8,223	60,536	39.53%	​​
	Plaid Cymru	Donna Cushing	29,392	16.21%				​​
	Independent	Paul Harley	13,601	7.50%				​​
	Liberal Democrats	John Miller	7,640	4.21%				​​
	Gwlad	Clayton Jones	2,615	1.44%				​​
Turnout			181,336
Total votes			181,336
	Labour hold

2024

2024 Gwent police and crime commissioner election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jane Mudd	28,476	41.7	−0.1
	Conservative	Hannah Jarvis	21,919	32.1	+3.2
	Plaid Cymru	Donna Cushing	9,864	14.4	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Hamilton	8,078	11.8	+7.6
Turnout			68,337
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

References

1. "The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent is Mr Jeff Cuthbert, B.Sc., MCIPD". Gwent Police. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
2. "About us". Gwent Police. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
3. "First female police and crime commissioner elected in Wales". BBC News. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
4. "Police commissioner: Ian Johnston elected in Gwent". BBC News. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
5. "Gwent PCC launches Victim's Charter". southwalesargus.co.uk. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
6. "PCC Approves Reopening of Police Stations". Gwent Police. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
7. "Gwent PCC criticised by MP over chief constable's removal". BBC News. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
8. "Gwent PCC Ian Johnston 'not seeking re-election' in May". BBC News. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
9. "Jeff Cuthbert is the new PCC for Gwent". Gwent Police. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
10. "Election 2021: Labour gains police commissioner in north Wales". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
11. Danechi, Shadi; Tunnicliffe, Richard (28 May 2021). "PCC Elections 2021" (PDF). The House of Commons Library: 18. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
12. "Police and Crime Commissioner awards £423,000 to groups supporting children and young people". Gwent Police. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
13. "Welsh Labour police commissioner hopefuls selected without members' vote". BBC News. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
14. "Choose my PCC Gwent". choosemypcc.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
15. "First female Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent sworn into office". gwent.pcc.police.uk. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
16. "Election of Police and Crime Commissioner for the Gwent Police Area 15th November, 2012" (PDF). Newport City Council. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
17. "The new Police and Crime Commissioners elected in Wales". Wales Online. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
18. https://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/media/obedd432/pcc-statement-of-persons-nominated-gwent-police-area.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}