Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner
| Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner | |
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since 13 May 2021 | |
| Police and crime commissioner of Surrey Police | |
| Reports to | Surrey Police and Crime Panel |
| Appointer | Electorate of Surrey |
| Term length | Four years |
| Constituting instrument | Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 |
| Precursor | Surrey Police Authority |
| Inaugural holder | Kevin Hurley |
| Formation | 22 November 2012 |
| Deputy | Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner |
| Salary | £73,300 |
| Website | www |
The Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Surrey Police in the English County of Surrey. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Surrey Police Authority. The Previous incumbent was David Munro, who represented the Conservative Party. As of 2021, Lisa Townsend is the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey.[1]
List of Surrey Police and Crime Commissioners
[edit]| Name | Political party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hurley | Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief | 22 November 2012 | 11 May 2016 | |
| David Munro | Conservative | 12 May 2016 | 12 May 2021 | |
| Lisa Townsend | Conservative | 13 May 2021 | Incumbent | |
2024 election
[edit]In the 2024 election, the voting system was changed to first past the post. (FPTP)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Lisa Townsend | 95,538 | 36.4 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kennedy | 82,213 | 31.3 | +11.1 | |
| Labour | Kate Chinn | 42,813 | 16.3 | +4.5 | |
| Independent | Alex Coley | 42,052 | 16.0 | New | |
| Turnout | 265,682 | 29.9 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 3,066 | ||||
| Total votes | 262,616 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2021 election
[edit]| Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2021 [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 | Lisa Townsend | 112,260 | 32.69% | 42,856 | 155,116 |
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| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kennedy | 69,412 | 20.21% | 42,803 | 112,215 |
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| Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief | Kevin Hurley | 59,554 | 17.34% |
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| Independent | David Munro | 53,103 | 15.46% |
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| Labour | Howard Kaye | 40,597 | 11.82% |
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| Turnout | 343,375 | ||||||||
| Rejected ballots | 8,449 | 2.46 | |||||||
| Total votes | 334,926 | ||||||||
| Registered electors | |||||||||
| Conservative win | |||||||||
2016 election
[edit]| Surrey 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 | ||||
| Conservative | David Munro | 82,125 | 35.33% | 17,997 | 100,122 |
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| Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief | Kevin Hurley | 41,603 | 17.90% | 16,078 | 57,681 |
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| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kennedy | 29,933 | 12.88% |
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| Labour | Howard Kaye | 28,005 | 12.05% |
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| UKIP | Julia Searle | 24,055 | 10.35% |
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| Independent | Jamie Goldrick | 14,007 | 6.03% |
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| Independent | Camille Juliff | 12,746 | 5.48% |
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| Turnout | 232,474 | 28.07% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 7,461 | 3.11% | ||||||
| Total votes | 239,935 | |||||||
| Registered electors | 854,648 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief | ||||||||
2012 election
[edit]| Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [5] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | |||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | |||||
| Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief | Kevin Hurley | 34,378 | 26.12% | 18,415 | 52,793 |
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| Conservative | Julie Iles | 34,391 | 26.13% | 10,677 | 45,068 |
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| Independent | Peter Williams | 26,292 | 19.97% |
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| Labour | Robert Evans | 17,384 | 13.21% |
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| UKIP | Robert Shatwell | 10,684 | 8.12% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Nick O'Shea | 8,503 | 6.46% |
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| Turnout | 131,632 | 15.36% | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||||||
| Total votes | |||||||||
| Registered electors | 856,968 | ||||||||
| Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief win | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Lisa Townsend elected as next Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey".
- ^ "Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend re-elected". 3 May 2024.
- ^ "PCC Election - Thursday 2 May 2024".
- ^ "Police and Crime Commissioner election - Runnymede Borough Council". Runnymede Borough Council. 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Certificate of result – second count Police and Crime Commissioner election, 15 November 2012". Guildford Borough Council. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.