Avon and Somerset Police is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in the five unitary authority areas of Bristol,Bath and North East Somerset,North Somerset,Somerset,and South Gloucestershire,all in South West England.
Bath is a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom represented by Wera Hobhouse of the Liberal Democrats.
Dorset Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Dorset in South West England,which includes the largely rural area covered by Dorset Council,and the urban conurbation of Bournemouth,Christchurch and Poole.
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.
Lyncombe is a district and electoral ward in Bath,Somerset,and a former parish in the Diocese of Bath and Wells. In the mid-19th century the parish was formed when the parish of Widcombe and Lyncombe was split in two,but it was abolished in the late 1960s. The village of Lyncombe existed since at least the Saxon period prior to becoming part of the City of Bath.
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.
Susan Robertson,is a British independent politician. From November 2012 to May 2021,she served as the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner. She is the first person to hold the post and was first elected on 15 November 2012,having stood as an independent candidate.
The Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner,an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Avon and Somerset Police in the English unitary authorities of Bristol,Bath and North East Somerset,North Somerset,South Gloucestershire and Somerset. The post was created in November 2012,following an election held on 15 November 2012,and replaced the Avon and Somerset Police Authority. Clare Moody was elected to the role in the May 2024 election.
Clare Miranda Moody is a British politician serving as Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset since 2024. A member of the Labour Party,she served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England from 2014 to 2019.
Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 5 May 2016.
Philip Stanley Seccombe is the Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner,representing the Conservative Party. He was first elected at the elections for police and crime commissioners held across England and Wales on 5 May 2016,with 43,208 votes. He was re-elected at the 2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections with 85,963 votes,winning in the first round with 52.07%. He won a third term at the 2024 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections with 45,638 votes,beating his rival candidate by 261 votes.
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. The current commissioner is Jane Mudd,who represents the Labour Party. 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.
The West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner (PCC),an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by West Mercia Police in the English counties of Herefordshire,Worcestershire and Shropshire. The post was created in November 2012,following an election held on 15 November 2012,and replaced the West Mercia Police Authority. The current incumbent is John Campion,who represents the Conservative Party.
The 2021 West of England mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of the West of England,on the same day as other local elections across the country. It was the second election for the role. The mayor was elected by the supplementary vote system.
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 by 12 months in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Turnout was an average of 34.1% across the elections,with Wales having much higher turnout mainly due to the simultaneous Senedd election held across Wales,whereas only parts of England had simultaneous local elections.
David John Sidwick is a British politician who was elected as the Conservative Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner in the 2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections. He succeeded Martyn Underhill who did not run for re-election. He is the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners’joint co-lead on substance misuse. He previously worked in the pharmaceutical industry and has called for cannabis to re-classified from Class B to Class A in the UK. He is the co-founder and managing director of STAC Consultancy Ltd and was a therapy director for pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
Festus Akinbusoye is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2021 to 2024. He was the first black Briton to serve as a Police and Crime Commissioner.
Stephen Mark Turner a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner from 2021 to 2024. He was elected on 13 May 2021,for the Conservative Party. He was replaced by Matthew Stephen Storey in May 2024.
Elections for police and crime commissioners in England and Wales took place on 2 May 2024,the same day as local elections in England.
To Catch a Copper is a 2024 British documentary series about investigations into officer misconduct within the Avon and Somerset Police. The series has three episodes,which are themed around mental health,race,and sex crimes. Concerns include use of force and racial profiling. In one case,a constable is fired after publishing revenge porn;in another,an officer is acquitted after having sex on duty with an intoxicated woman.
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