Police & Crime Commissioner Elections

16th October 2012

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On Thursday 15 November people across England and Wales (excluding London) will be asked to choose a Police and Crime Commissioner for their local police force.

The Police and Crime Commissioner will be responsible for holding the Chief Constable and police force to account on the public's behalf.

The Police and Crime Commissioner will oversee how crime is tackled in their area and aim to make sure the police are providing a good service.

The Police and Crime Commissioner role includes:

meeting the public regularly to listen to their views on policing
producing a police and crime plan setting out local policing priorities
deciding how the budget will be spent
appointing Chief Constables and dismissing them if needed.
Each area will have one Police and Crime Commissioner. The Police and Crime Commissioners elected in November will serve for three and a half years. The next elections will take place in May 2016.

Who is standing for election?

The candidates are, (click on name for more info)

Ainsley Arnold
Liberal Democrat

Louise Bours
UKIP

John Dwyer
Conservative

Sarah Flannery
Independent

John Stockton
Labour

Ways of voting

There are three ways you can vote:

In person on Thursday 15 November
By post To apply to vote by post, you’ll need to send an application form to your local council’s elections office to arrive by 5pm Wednesday 31 October
By proxy If you can’t go to the polling station and don’t wish to vote by post, you may be able to vote by proxy. This means allowing somebody you trust to vote on your behalf. You’ll need to send an application form to your local council’s elections office to arrive by 5pm Wednesday 7 November. When you apply for a proxy vote you have to state why you can’t vote in person.

For more information visit visit www.aboutmyvote.co.uk or call 0800 3 280 280.

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