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CONSERVATIVE John Campion has been re-elected for a second term as the region’s police and crime commissioner. Mr Campion, who has held the role of West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner since 2016, was re-elected on Monday (May 10) by almost 102,000 votes. Mr Campion received 179,411 votes – more than 55 per cent of the vote – and came out on top ahead of Labour’s Kuldip Sahota who polled 77,664 votes. Margaret Rowley came third for the Liberal Democrat with 50,699 votes and Reform UK candidate Peter Jewell came in last with 16,419 votes. Following the result, which was announced at the Sports Village in Shrewsbury, Mr Campion said: “I am incredibly proud and humbled to have the majority support of the communities of West Mercia in the first round.