List of police and crime commissioner by-elections

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This is a list of police and crime commissioner by-elections .

Contents

Where the post changed political party at the by-election, the result is highlighted.
TermBy-electionDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseRetained at next election
2012–2016 West Midlands PCC 21 August 2014 Bob Jones Labour David Jamieson Labour Death [1] [2] Yes
South Yorkshire PCC 30 October 2014 Shaun Wright Labour Alan Billings Labour Resignation due to Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal [3] Yes
2021–2024 Wiltshire PCC 19 August 2021Jonathon Seed Conservative Philip Wilkinson Conservative Disqualification due to having a conviction of drink driving in 1992 [4] Yes
North Yorkshire PFCC 25 November 2021 Philip Allott Conservative Zoë Metcalfe Conservative Resignation due to remarks about the murder of Sarah Everard [5] N/A [alpha 1]

See also

Notes

  1. Replaced by the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire at the 2024 York and North Yorkshire mayoral election, which was won by the Labour Party.

References

  1. "West Midlands PCC Bob Jones dies aged 59". BBC News. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. Meikle, James (22 August 2014). "Only one in ten voters take part in West Midlands police commissioner election". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  3. "PCC Shaun Wright resigns over Rotherham child abuse scandal". BBC News. 16 September 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  4. "Philip Wilkinson holds Wiltshire PCC position". BBC News. 4 May 2024. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  5. "North Yorkshire PFCC: Tory Zoe Metcalfe elected". BBC News. 26 November 2021. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2025.