Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner
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| Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner | |
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since 12 May 2016 | |
| Police, fire and crime commissioner of Essex Police & Essex Fire and Rescue Service | |
| Reports to | Essex Police, Fire and Crime Panel |
| Appointer | Electorate of Essex |
| Term length | Four years |
| Constituting instrument | Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 |
| Precursor | Essex Police Authority |
| Inaugural holder | Nick Alston |
| Formation | 22 November 2012 |
| Deputy | Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner |
| Salary | £91,600 |
| Website | www |
The Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Essex Police in the English County of Essex. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Essex Police Authority. The incumbent is Roger Hirst, who represents the Conservative Party.
List of Essex police and crime commissioners
[edit]| Name | Political party | Dates in office |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Alston | Conservative Party | 22 November 2012 to 11 May 2016 |
| Roger Hirst | Conservative Party | 12 May 2016 to present |
There has so far been three elections. The election scheduled for 2020 were postponed along with all other local elections until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the elections were as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Roger Hirst | 126,447 | 36.5 |  17.5
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| Labour Co-op | Adam Fox | 116,875 | 33.7 |  10.8
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| Liberal Democrats | Kieron Franks | 52,922 | 15.3 | 2.0
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| English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook | 44,909 | 13.16 | 10.00
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| Turnout | 346,342 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Essex Constabulary Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2021 [2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Conservative | Roger Hirst | 235,346 | 54.0% |
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| Labour Co-op | Chris Vince | 80,832 | 22.9% |
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| Liberal Democrats | John Whitehouse | 58,131 | 13.3% |
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| English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook | 42,831 | 9.8% |
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| Total votes | 436,020 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | ||||||||
| Essex Constabulary Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016 [3][4] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Conservative | Roger Hirst | 110,858 | 33.5% | 25,090 | 135,948 | 56.7% |
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| UKIP | Bob Spink | 80,832 | 24.4% | 22,960 | 103,792 | 43.3% |
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| Labour | Chris Vince | 65,325 | 19.7% |
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| Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief | Martin Terry | 43,128 | 13.0% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Kevin McNamara | 30,804 | 9.3% |
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| Turnout | 330,947 | 26.1% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 10,744 | 3.1% | ||||||
| Total votes | 341,691 | |||||||
| Registered electors | 1,311,091 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | ||||||||
| Essex Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [5][6] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | |||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | |||||
| Conservative | Nick Alston | 51,325 | 30.5% | 11,025 | 62,350 | 51.5% |
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| Independent | Mick Thwaites | 40,132 | 23.9% | 18,532 | 58,664 | 48.5% |
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| Labour | Val Morris-Cook | 27,926 | 16.6% |
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| Independent | Linda Belgrove | 22,163 | 13.2% |
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| UKIP | Andrew Smith | 15,138 | 9.0% |
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| English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook | 11,550 | 6.9% |
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| Turnout | 168,234 | 12.8% | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 3,452 | 2.0% | |||||||
| Total votes | 171,686 | 13.1 | |||||||
| Registered electors | 1,313,745 | ||||||||
| Conservative win | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/media/wkugufpi/pfcc-statement-of-persons-nominated.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Essex County results for the Essex Police Fire and Crime Commissioner elections 2021". Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Essex Police Area". Colchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Essex PCC election results". Colchester.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election of a Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex on Thursday 15 November 2012 Announcement of Result of Poll" (PDF). Chelmsford City Council.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ITV News". Itv.com. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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