Donna Jones (British politician)

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Donna Jones is a British Conservative politician who is the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner.[1]

Donna Jones
Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Assumed office
9 May 2021
Preceded byMichael Lane
Leader of the Portsmouth City Council
In office
4 June 2014 – 12 June 2018
Preceded byGerald Vernon-Jackson (LD)
Succeeded byGerald Vernon-Jackson (LD)
Member of Portsmouth City Council for Hilsea Ward
In office
1 May 2008 – 6 May 2021
Preceded byJeremy Baler (Con)
Succeeded byDaniel Wemyss (Con)
Personal details
CitizenshipBritish
Political partyConservative

Political career[]

She stood in Portsmouth South in the 2019 general election. During the campaign, she received criticism from political opponents for flying in a plane over the constituency, with a banner attached stating “Vote Donna Jones - Get Brexit Done” instead of attending a candidates’ hustings on climate change.[2] After wasting over £5,000,000 of local tax payers money on a failed council funded private energy firm, while subsequently shutting down adult social care in the city, Jones took a salary from Portsmouth FC as 'strategic stadium development manager' in which time a floodlight pylon got moved in the 'great pylon move' of 2019, historic stuff.[1]

She was elected at the 2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections.[3]

Electoral history[]

Police and Crimes Commissioner[]

2021 Hampshire police and crime commissioner election
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round[4][5][6]
Conservative Donna Jones 262,667 49.84% 50,326 312,993 68.23%
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Labour Tony Bunday 101,832 19.32% 43,919 145,751 31.77%
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Liberal Democrats Richard Murphy 93,581 17.76%
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Hampshire Independents Steve James-Bailey 68,895 13.07%
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Turnout 526,975 36.19%
Conservative hold

Donna Jones won every counting area in Hampshire,[7][8] with the closest being the traditionally-Labour City of Southampton, where she won by 877 votes.

Parliamentary[]

General election 2019: Portsmouth South[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Morgan 23,068 48.6 +7.6
Conservative Donna Jones 17,705 37.3 -0.3
Liberal Democrats Gerald Vernon-Jackson 5,418 11.4 -5.9
Brexit Party John Kennedy 994 2.1 New
Justice & Anti-Corruption Steven George 240 0.5 New
Majority 5,363 11.3 +7.9
Turnout 47,425 63.9 0.0
Labour hold Swing +3.9

Portsmouth City Council[]

Hilsea Ward, 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donna Jones* 1,566 54.6 +10.2
Labour Silvi Veale 922 32.1 -9.6
Liberal Democrats Julie Spurgeon 380 13.2 -0.7
Majority 644 22.5 +19.8
Turnout 2,868 27.9 +1.6
Conservative hold Swing 9.9% Lab to Con
Hilsea Ward, 2012[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donna Jones 1,207 44.4 -16.3
Labour Sue Castillon 1,133 41.7 +22.8
Liberal Democrats Simon Dodd 379 13.9 +1.9
Majority 74 2.7 -39.1
Turnout 2,719 26.3 -4.1
Conservative hold Swing 19.6% Con to Lab
Hilsea Ward, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donna Jones 1,804 60.7 +9.4
Labour Michelle Treacher 562 18.9 -7.4
Liberal Democrats Fred Holliday 357 12.0 -10.3
English Democrat Matthew Clark 243 8.2 +8.2
Majority 1,242 41.8 +8.7
Turnout 2,973 30.4 -2.7
Conservative hold Swing 8.4% Lab to Con

References[]

  1. ^ "Conservative Donna Jones elected Hampshire police commissioner". BBC News. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  2. ^ "Portsmouth South candidates stick boot into Donna Jones for missing climate change hustings after she is accused of 'flying plane over city telling people to vote for her'". The News, Portsmouth. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  3. ^ "Conservative candidate Donna Jones made PCC for Isle of Wight". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  4. ^ "All ballots in current or future Elections". Democracy Club Candidates. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Hampshire police and crime commissioner election candidates for Labour, Liberal Democrats and Conservatives | The News".
  6. ^ http://www.southampton.gov.uk/images/result-of-first-count_tcm63-443495.pdf
  7. ^ "Results of first count - PCC election 2021" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Results of second count - PCC election 2021" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Portsmouth South". BBC News. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Hilsea". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
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