West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner
| West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner | |
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since 13 May 2021 | |
| Police and crime commissioner of West Midlands Police | |
| Reports to | West Midlands Police and Crime Panel |
| 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 | 22 November 2012 |
| Salary | £101,900[1] |
| Website | www |
The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner of the West Midlands Police.
The PCC's official office is in Lloyd House, the West Midlands Police's headquarters, in Birmingham.[2]
The PCC role was set to be abolished with effect from 7 May 2024, with its functions transferred to the Mayor of the West Midlands.[3] However, PCC Simon Foster won a High Court judicial review of the decision, with Mr. Justice Swift saying "The home secretary did not, when consulting, provide sufficient information to permit an intelligent and informed response." A government spokesperson said permission to appeal would be sought. Foster said he expected an election would take place in May.[4] The appeal was dismissed and the election was held on 2 May 2024.[5]
List of West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioners
[edit]| Name | Political party | From | To | |
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| Bob Jones | Labour | 22 November 2012 | 1 July 2014[6] | |
| Yvonne Mosquito (acting) | Labour | 14 July 2014 | 21 August 2014 | |
| David Jamieson | Labour | 22 August 2014 | 12 May 2021 | |
| Simon Foster | Labour | 13 May 2021 | Incumbent | |
Election results
[edit]2012
[edit]| West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [7] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | |||||
| 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
[edit]| West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election, 2014 [8] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | |||||
| 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
[edit]| West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| 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
[edit]| 2021 West Midlands police and crime commissioner election[9] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| 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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2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Simon Foster* | 327,844 | 57.55 | ||
| Conservative | Tom Byrne | 241,827 | 42.45 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Role of the PCC". The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Contact". West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "The West Midlands Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "West Midlands PCC wins case to stop his powers being given to Tory mayor". The Guardian. Press Association. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "PCC election will go ahead in May". West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner. 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll | West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner". westmidlandspcc.info. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.