Steve Turner | |
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Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner | |
In office 13 May 2021 –8 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Lisa Oldroyd (acting) |
Succeeded by | Matt Storey |
Personal details | |
Born | Stephen Mark Turner October 1971 (age 52) |
Political party | Conservative |
Other political affiliations | UKIP (before 2017) |
Spouse | Andrea Turner |
Stephen Mark Turner (born October 1971 [1] ) a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner from 2021 to 2024. He was defeated by the Labour Party candidate,Matt Storey,in 2024. [2]
Prior to being elected as PCC for Cleveland,Steve Turner was the chief of staff for two MPs. [3] He earlier worked for Safeway as a manager,but resigned in the early 1990s after accepting a police caution for handling stolen goods. [4] [5] [6] Turner was elected as a UKIP Councillor for the Longbeck Ward of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council on 7 May 2015 after receiving 19.8% of the vote. [7] [8] He defected to the Conservative Party in 2017. [9]
In May 2021,Turner stood as the Conservative Party candidate in the Cleveland PCC election and was elected after winning 54% of votes in the first round. [9] Turner assumed the role on 13 May,replacing the acting PCC,Lisa Oldroyd.
In September 2021,Labour MP Andy McDonald named Turner in parliament using Parliamentary privilege alleging Turner was sacked from a previous employer for "systematic theft". [10] Turner later admitted that he received a police caution in the 1990s for handling £15 of stolen goods,and voluntarily resigned from his position of store manager at Safeway in Norton. [6] [5]
In November 2021,it was reported that Turner was being investigated over a historical sexual assault claim. [11] [12] The investigation was being managed by the Independent Office for Police Conduct and conducted by a force external to Cleveland Police. [13] Turner rejected calls to resign over the claim,and was not suspended from the Conservative Party despite calls from the Labour Shadow Home Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds. [14] In May 2022 the investigation was discontinued with no action taken against him. [15]
In May 2023,Turner stood for election as a councillor on Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council alongside his PCC role. [16] Turner finished 5th out of 6 candidates with 12% of the vote. [17] His wife also failed to be elected. [18]
At the same election,it was revealed by Sky News,that he had used his position as Police &Crime Commissioner to investigate at least two opposition Labour candidates,and one unnamed extra. [19] Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael has called on Turner to resign,or for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to suspend Turner's membership. [20]
Turner is married to former Redcar and Cleveland Borough Councillor Andrea Turner [21] and has three adult sons. He is also a grandfather. [3]
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