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.
Martyn Underhill is a British independent politician and former police officer who served as the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2021.
Martin John Surl is a retired British police officer and consultant who served as the Independent Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2021. The first person to hold the post,he was elected on 15 November 2012. He was reelected in 2016. He was defeated by the Conservative Party candidate in 2021,finishing third behind the Liberal Democrats.
Ann Christine Barnes was the first Kent Police and Crime Commissioner. She was previously the Chairman of Kent Police Authority for six years and Deputy Chair of the National Association of Police Authorities for three years.
The South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner by-election was a 2014 by-election on 30 October 2014 for the position of Police and Crime Commissioner in the South Yorkshire Police region of the United Kingdom. It was triggered by the resignation of Shaun Wright,the inaugural South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner,who stepped down from the position on 16 September 2014 following the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal. Wright had been head of children's services in Rotherham between 2005 and 2010,while events surrounding the scandal were taking place. The Labour candidate,Alan Billings,was elected.
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.
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. 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 current commissioner is Jane Mudd,who represents the Labour Party. She is also leader of Newport City Council.
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 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.
The Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner,an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Wiltshire Police in the English county of Wiltshire. The post was created in November 2012,following an election held on 15 November 2012,and replaced the Wiltshire Police Authority. The incumbent until May 2021 was Angus Macpherson,a Conservative Party candidate.
Hardyal Dhindsa is a British politician,and the former Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire,representing the Labour Party. He was elected to the post on 5 May 2016,succeeding the previous incumbent,Alan Charles. He was defeated by the Conservative Party candidate Angelique Foster in the 2021 election.
Roger Charles Hirst is an English politician,the current Police,Fire,and Crime Commissioner for Essex,representing the Conservative Party. He was elected to the post on 5 May 2016,succeeding the previous incumbent,Nick Alston. He was re-elected in 2021 and 2024.
Marc Stuart Jones is a British politician,and the current Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire,representing 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.
Stephen Mark Turner is the EX Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). He was elected on 13 May 2021,for the Conservative Party. He was replaced by Matthew Stephen Storey in May 2024.
