Michael John Mates is a Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of East Hampshire from 1974 to 2010. He was a minister at the Northern Ireland Office from 1992 to 1993,resigning after his support for failed businessman Asil Nadir damaged his reputation. After his long career at Westminster,Mates lost the election for police commissioner in Hampshire in August 2012.
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert George Grosvenor,5th Duke of Westminster,was a British soldier,landowner,businessman and politician. In the 1970s he was the richest man in Britain.
Surrey Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Surrey in South East England.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ranulph Robert Maunsell Bacon QPM was a British police officer.
General Sir Roy Bucher was a British soldier who became the second Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army and the final non-Indian to hold the top post of the Indian Army after Partition.
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 forces. A police,fire and crime commissioner (PFCC) is an elected official in England responsible for generally overseeing both police forces and fire services. Commissioners replaced now-abolished police authorities. The first incumbents were elected on 15 November 2012.
Major General Gregory Stephen Smith,CB,QVRM,TD,VR,DL is a British businessman and retired British Army officer. He served as an officer of the Territorial Army from 1980 to 2013 and became the most senior reservist of the British Armed Forces. He served as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff from 2010 to 2013.
Angus Stuart Macpherson served as the Conservative Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2021. He was the first holder of the post.
Commodore Anthony John Marsden Hogg,AFC,was the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC),representing the Conservative Party. He was the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012.
Major General Simon Francis Neil Lalor,CB,TD,VR is a British businessman. As a Territorial Army officer,he served as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff from 2007 to 2010.
Timothy Stancliffe Hollis,CBE,QPM is a retired British police officer who was Chief Constable of Humberside Police and Vice-President of the Association of Chief Police Officers. Before joining the police,he served in the British Army as an officer of the Parachute Regiment.
Dame Lynne Gillian Owens is a retired senior law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom. She served as Director-General of the National Crime Agency from 2016 to 2021,making her one of the most senior law enforcement chiefs in the United Kingdom at the time. She was Assistant Commissioner of Central and Territorial Operations with the Metropolitan Police Service from 2010 to 2012,and the Chief Constable of Surrey Police from 2012 to 2015.
Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 5 May 2016.
David John Munro was Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) from 2016 to 2021. A former Conservative PCC,he stood as an independent candidate in 2021 and was defeated.
Colonel Peter Joseph McCall is a British conservative politician and former British Army officer. Since May 2016,he has served as the Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner. He was re-elected in 2021.
Ogilvie Blair Graham,was an Irish first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Graham served with the Oxford University Officers' Training Corps before receiving a commission in the Rifle Brigade. During the First World War he rose to command a battalion of the Rifles and received the Distinguished Service Order. Graham was later an instructor in infantry tactics,before transferring to the Royal Artillery (RA) in the Territorial Army. During the Second World War he commanded the RA defences in Northern Ireland and was appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire. He also served as a deputy lieutenant and High Sheriff of County Down. Graham played cricket for Harrow School and later made first-class appearances for Oxford University,the Europeans and the Indian Army cricket team.
Major General Celia Jane Harvey,is a British Army Major General and academic. She has served in the Territorial Army since joining the Women's Royal Army Corps in 1987. Harvey transferred to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in 1991. She was promoted to major general in March 2020 and became deputy commander Field Army. Harvey stood for election to parliament as a Conservative Party candidate in 2010 in the Leicester West seat and came second to Liz Kendall. She is a lecturer in business studies and has published several academic papers.
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 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were therefore held in May 2021,a year later than originally scheduled. Turnout was an average of 33.2% across the elections,with Wales having much higher turnout.
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