Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner

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Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner
Leicestershire PCC logo.svg
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Incumbent
Rupert Matthews
since 13 May 2021
Police and crime commissioner of Leicestershire Police
Reports toLeicestershire Police and Crime Panel
AppointerElectorates of Leicestershire and Rutland
Term length Four years
Constituting instrument Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
PrecursorLeicestershire Police Authority
Inaugural holder Clive Loader
Formation22 November 2012
DeputyDeputy Police and Crime Commissioner
Salary£78,400
Website www.leics.pcc.police.uk/Home.aspx OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official, tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Leicestershire Police in the English counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Leicestershire Police Authority. The current incumbent is Rupert Matthews, who represents the Conservative Party.

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Voting in the 2024 Leicestershire PCC election used the first past the post voting system. Earlier PCC elections had used the supplementary vote system; however, this was abolished with the passing of the Elections Act 2022.

List of Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioners

NamePartyTerm of Office
Clive Loader Conservative 22 November 201211 May 2016
Willy Bach Labour 12 May 201612 May 2021
Rupert Matthews Conservative 13 May 2021Present

Elections

2012

2012 Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner election [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Conservative Clive Loader 59,91548.43%4,74664,66155.5%
Labour Sarah Russell42,50334.36%9,33251,83544.5%
Independent Suleman Nagdi21,29217.21%
Turnout 123,71015.92%
Rejected ballots3,3712.65%
Total votes127,081 16.36
Registered electors 776,925
Conservative win

2016

2016 Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner election
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Labour Willy Bach 67,99144.7%10,19778,18857.3%
Conservative Neil Bannister46,95830.9%11,34758,30542.7%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Hill19,35912.7%
UKIP David Sprason17,81511.7%
Turnout 152,12319.8%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
Labour gain from Conservative

2021

2021 Leicestershire police and crime commissioner election
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round [4]
Conservative Rupert Matthews 121,25249.27%14,314135,56657.01%
Labour Ross Willmott81,89833.28%20,313102,21142.99%
Liberal Democrats James Moore42,95117.45%
Turnout 253,48731.11%
Total votes253,487
Conservative gain from Labour

2024

2024 Leicestershire police and crime commissioner election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
One Leicester Fizza Askari7,104
Green Aasiya Bora23,649
Conservative Rupert Matthews 62,280
Labour Rory Palmer 61,420
Liberal Democrats Ian Sharpe22,041
Turnout
Total votes

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References

  1. "Results of the Police and Crime Commissioner Election – 15 November 2012". North West Leicestershire District Council. 29 May 2020.
  2. "Certificate of Result – Leicestershire Police Area". North West Leicestershire District Council.
  3. "Leicestershire PCC election: Sir Clive Loader wins". BBC News. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. "Elections 2021: Tories gain Leicestershire PCC from Labour". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. "Police and crime commissioner elections 2024". Leicester City Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.