Sir Anthony Joseph Lloyd was a British Labour politician. He served as a member of Parliament (MP) for 36 years,making him one of the longest-serving MPs in recent history. He served as MP for Stretford from 1983 to 1997,Manchester Central from 1997 to 2012,and represented Rochdale from 2017 until his death in 2024. He was Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner between 2012 and 2017 and served as the interim Mayor of Greater Manchester in his last two years in the role.
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.
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.
Robert Moelwyn Jones,CBE was a British Labour politician who served as a member of Wolverhampton City Council from 1980 to 2013 and as the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012-14.
Simon Alexander Hayes is a British politician. He served as the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire Constabulary from 2012 to 2016. He was the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012 as an Independent. He received 47,632 first preference votes from an electorate of nearly 1.5 million on a turnout of 14.6% at the PCC Election in 2012. Hayes was one of the minority Independent PCCs country and as such has no party-political affiliations.
John Dwyer is a former police officer who served as the Conservative Party Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2021 to 2024,and previously from 2012 to 2016.
The Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner,an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Sussex Police in the English County of Sussex. The post was created on 21 November 2012,following an election held on 15 November 2012,and replaced the Sussex Police Authority. The current commissioner is Conservative Party politician Katy Bourne,who was re-elected in May 2016. The police and crime commissioner is required to produce a strategic Sussex Police and Crime Plan,setting out the priorities for Sussex Police,and their work is scrutinised by the Sussex Police and Crime Panel.
Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 5 May 2016.
The Cumbria Police,Fire and Crime Commissioner is the police,fire and crime commissioner,an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Cumbria Police in the English ceremonial county of Cumbria. The post was created in November 2012,as Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner following an election held on 15 November 2012,and replaced the Cumbria Police Authority. Richard Rhodes was the first Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner.
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 Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner,an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Hertfordshire Police in the English County of Hertfordshire. The post was created in November 2012,following an election held on 15 November 2012,and replaced the Hertfordshire Police Authority.
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.
The North Yorkshire police,fire and crime commissioner was the police and crime commissioner,an elected official responsible for overseeing how crime and community safety are tackled,and for providing services for victims of crime,holding North Yorkshire Police to account in the English County of North Yorkshire.
The Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner,an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Nottinghamshire Police in the English County of Nottinghamshire.
The Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is a police and crime commissioner,an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Thames Valley Police in the ceremonial English counties of Berkshire,Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. The post was created in November 2012,following an election held on 15 November 2012,and replaced the Thames Valley Police Authority. The current incumbent is Matthew Barber,who represents the Conservative Party.
John-Paul Campion is an English politician and the current Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Mercia region,representing the Conservative Party. He was elected to the post in 2016. Prior to his election as Police and Crime Commissioner,Campion worked for HM Prison Service as a contractors escort,and served as leader of Wyre Forest District Council.
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.
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.
Matthew David Barber is a British politician. He is currently Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner. He previously served as Leader of the Council on Vale of White Horse District Council and Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley Police.
Jonathan Ash-Edwards is a British Conservative Party politician,and the Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner since May 2024,when he succeeded fellow Conservative David Lloyd. He previously served as a Councillor on Mid Sussex District council and as Leader of the Council from 2019 to 2023. He lost his seat in the 2023 Mid Sussex District Council election.
