WILTSHIRE Police said it had received a report relating to Jonathon Seed’s withdrawal from the police and crime commissioner race. In a statement, the force said it was assessing how it should proceed with that report. No detail was given about the nature of the information given to the police. Mr Seed announced he was
pulling out of the election on Sunday evening, confirming he had a previous driving conviction that would disqualify him from taking up the PCC role if elected. The votes are being counted at
Tony Bunday, Labour and Co-operative Party; Steve James- Bailey, Hampshire Independents; Donna Jones, Conservative Candidate - More Police, Safer Streets; Richard Fintan Murphy, Liberal Democrats;
What is the role of a PCC?
Hold the police to account;
Set the police budget and police priorities which are then published in the police and crime plan;
Appoint the Chief Constable, who is responsible for making operational policing decisions;
Help to improve the local criminal justice system;
Work closely with several organisations including local councils and health services.
How are PCCs elected? They are elected using the Supplementary Voting System (SV) and a Police Area Returning Officer (PARO) is appointed to conduct the elections across each area and declare the result. The Hampshire Police Area is made up of 14 local authorities which have Local Returning Officers who are responsible for arranging and delivering the poll for the electors in their ar
Conservative PCC candidate reported for breaking election rules for a second time
She made it clear she had no input into the election material, which had been produced by the Conservative Party
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Conservative candidate for North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, Pat Astbury (Image: Pat Astbury)
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File photo dated 06/05/10 of a voter placing a ballot paper in the ballot box as a total of 659,666 people registered to vote in next month s General Election, the most since registration data was first published in June 2014. PA Photo. Issue date: A POLITICAL party in Hampshire has not put forward any candidates for the police and crime commissioner elections due to an exorbitant fee, it has been claimed. On May 6 residents will head to the polls to elect the new police and crime commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The Labour party, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats and Hampshire Independents have put forward one candidate each.