Andy Dunbobbin the new PCC for North Wales is sworn in after his Pic: Jez Hemming (clear for use by all partners) Labour’s Andy Dunbobbin has taken the vacant Police and Crime Commissioner role in North Wales after a nail-biting run-off. He won with 98,034 overall votes defeating Conservative rival Pat by 7,885 votes after second preference ballots were added in. Speaking in Connah’s Quay, where the results were announced, he said: “I take this role seriously. “I understand I will be measured against my manifesto pledges by the people of North Wales. “I’m very much looking forward to starting this work from now.”
Labour s Andy Dunbobbin elected as new North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner
Welsh Labour’s Dunbobbin won with a total of 98,034 votes
17:12, 9 MAY 2021
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Labour s Andy Dunbobbin has taken the vacant Police and Crime Commissioner role in North Wales after a nail-biting run-off.
Updated: Sun 9th May
North Wales will have a new Police and Crime Commissioner today.
Updates below…
Some detail on how close the first vote was – where will the second preferences go? Provisional results from first round.
Mark Young – Independent: 15,907
Andy Dunbobbin – Labour: 69,455
Lisa Wilkins – Lib Dem: 10,149
Pat Astbury – Conservative: 75,476
Ann Griffith – Plaid: 67,672
Turnout: 46.86% up on last time out (41.6%)#NorthWalesPCC2021 Conwy and Denbighshire Local Democracy Reporter (@LDRJezHemming) May 9, 2021
Counts now underway on the second preferences!
CONFIRMED – PCC election is going to second preference.
The process is explained as
“…at the second count, where required, the ballot papers on which a first preference vote was given to those candidates who did not remain in the contest equals: the total number of ballot papers containing a valid second preference vote for a continuing candidate, plus the total number of ballot papers
The new Police and Crime Commissioners elected in Wales
The results have been announced after the Police and Crime Commissioner elections took place on Thursday
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Wales four Police and Crime Commissioners have been elected.
The results were announced on Sunday afternoon as the last of the counting came to an end after Thursday s elections.
The people vying to be Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales
We have put a Q&A to all the candidates hoping to be North Wales next Police and Crime Commissioner
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On May 6, as well as voting in the Senedd election, people in Wales will be able to vote for their Police and Crime Commissioner.