West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner
| West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner | |
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since 22 August 2014 | |
| 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 | 21 November 2012 |
The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner of the West Midlands Police.
List of office holders:
- Bob Jones (died 1 July 2014, necessitating the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election, 2014.[1])
- David Jamieson (won the by-election)
Election results
| West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [2] | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
| West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election, 2014 [3] | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
