Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner

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Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner
Surrey PCC logo.svg
Incumbent
Lisa Townsend
since 13 May 2021
Police and crime commissioner of Surrey Police
Reports toSurrey Police and Crime Panel
AppointerElectorate of Surrey
Term length Four years
Constituting instrument Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
PrecursorSurrey Police Authority
Inaugural holder Kevin Hurley
Formation22 November 2012
DeputyDeputy Police and Crime Commissioner
Salary£71,400
Website www.surrey-pcc.gov.uk OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Surrey Police in the English County of Surrey. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Surrey Police Authority. The Previous incumbent was David Munro, who represented the Conservative Party. As of 2021, Lisa Townsend is the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey. [1]

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List of Surrey Police and Crime Commissioners

NamePolitical partyFromTo
Kevin Hurley Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief 22 November 201211 May 2016
David Munro Conservative 12 May 201612 May 2021
Lisa Townsend Conservative 13 May 2021Incumbent

2021 election

Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2021 [2]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Conservative Lisa Townsend 112,26032.69%42,856155,116
Liberal Democrats Paul Kennedy69,41220.21%42,803112,215
Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief Kevin Hurley 59,55417.34%
Independent David Munro 53,10315.46%
Labour Howard Kaye40,59711.82%
Turnout 343,375
Rejected ballots8,4492.46
Total votes334,926
Registered electors
Conservative win

2016 election

Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Conservative David Munro 82,12535.33%17,997100,122
Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief Kevin Hurley 41,60317.90%16,07857,681
Liberal Democrats Paul Kennedy29,93312.88%
Labour Howard Kaye28,00512.05%
UKIP Julia Searle24,05510.35%
Independent Jamie Goldrick14,0076.03%
Independent Camille Juliff12,7465.48%
Turnout 232,47428.07%
Rejected ballots7,4613.11%
Total votes239,935
Registered electors 854,648
Conservative gain from Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief

2012 election

Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [3]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief Kevin Hurley 34,37826.12%18,41552,793
Conservative Julie Iles34,39126.13%10,67745,068
Independent Peter Williams26,29219.97%
Labour Robert Evans 17,38413.21%
UKIP Robert Shatwell10,6848.12%
Liberal Democrats Nick O'Shea8,5036.46%
Turnout 131,63215.36%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors 856,968
Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief win

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References

  1. "Lisa Townsend elected as next Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey".
  2. "Police and Crime Commissioner election - Runnymede Borough Council". Runnymede Borough Council. 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.
  3. "Certificate of result – second count Police and Crime Commissioner election, 15 November 2012". Guildford Borough Council. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.