West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner
| West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner | |
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Incumbent Simon Foster since 8 May 2021 | |
| Police and crime commissioner of West Midlands Police | |
| Reports to | |
| Appointer | Electorate of West Midlands |
| Term length | Four years |
| Constituting instrument | Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 |
| Precursor | West Midlands Police Authority |
| Inaugural holder | Bob Jones |
| Formation | 21 November 2012 |
| Website | www |
The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner of the West Midlands Police.
The Commissioner's official office is in Lloyd House, the West Midlands Police's headquarters, in Birmingham.[1]
List of office holders[]
- Bob Jones (died 1 July 2014, necessitating the 2014 West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election.[2])
- David Jamieson (won the by-election)
- Simon Foster
Election results[]
2012[]
| West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [3] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes
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| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | |||||
| Labour | Bob Jones | 100,130 | 42.00% | 17,285 | 117,415 |
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| Conservative | Matt Bennett | 44,130 | 18.51% | 11,555 | 55,685 |
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| Independent | Cath Hannon | 30,778 | 12.91% |
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| UKIP | Bill Etheridge | 17,563 | 7.37% |
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| Independent | Derek Webley | 17,488 | 7.34% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Ayoub Khan | 15,413 | 6.47% |
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| Independent | Mike Rumble | 12,882 | 5.40% |
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| Turnout | 238,384 | 11.96% | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 7,063 | 2.88% | |||||||
| Total votes | 245,447 | 12.31 | |||||||
| Registered electors | 1,993,998 | ||||||||
| Labour win | |||||||||
2014[]
| West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election, 2014 [4] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes
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| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | |||||
| Labour | David Jamieson | 102,561 | 50.8% |
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| Conservative | Les Jones | 54,091 | 26.8% |
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| UKIP | Keith Rowe | 32,187 | 15.9% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Ayoub Khan | 12,950 | 6.5% |
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| Turnout | 201,789 | 10.38% | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 3,667 | 1.78% | |||||||
| Total votes | 205,456 | 10.41 | |||||||
| Registered electors | 1,993,998 | ||||||||
| Labour win | |||||||||
2016[]
| West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes
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| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour | David Jamieson | 275,672 | 49.88% | 30,906 | 306,578 | 63.4% |
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| Conservative | Les Jones | 142,651 | 25.81% | 34,271 | 176,922 | 36.6% |
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| UKIP | Pete Durnell | 93,851 | 16.98% |
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| Independent | Andy Flynn | 40,478 | 7.31% |
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| Turnout | 552,652 | 27.71% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 28,346 | 4.88% | ||||||
| Total votes | 580,998 | 29.13% | ||||||
| Registered electors | 1,993,998 | |||||||
| Labour hold | ||||||||
2021[]
| 2021 West Midlands police and crime commissioner election[5] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes
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| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour | Simon Foster | 276,743 | 45.51% | 24,663 | 301,406 | 53.70% |
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| Conservative | Jay Singh-Sohal | 239,288 | 39.35% | 20,551 | 259,839 | 46.30% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Jon Hunt | 38,594 | 6.35% |
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| Independent | Julie Hambleton | 27,664 | 4.55% |
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| Reform UK | Mark Hoath | 18,002 | 2.96% |
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| We Matter | Desmond Jaddoo | 7,745 | 1.27% |
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References[]
- ^ "Contact". West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Commissioner Bob Jones dies Birmingham Mail
- ^ "Police and Crime Commissioner election coverage". Birmingham City Council.
- ^ "Police and Crime Commissioner by-election results". Birmingham City Council.
- ^ "Results | West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner". westmidlandspcc.info. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Police and crime commissioners of West Midlands
- Police and crime commissioners in England