Former PCC Arfon Jones and (inset) Pat Astbury NORTH Wales’ former Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has made a formal complaint questioning the political impartiality and integrity of the person chairing the position’s scrutiny panel. Arfon Jones says the North Wales Police and Crime Panel (NWPCP), which scrutinises the work of the PCC, cannot be politically balanced because chairman Pat Astbury stood as a Conservative candidate to replace him. He also questioned Mrs Astbury’s integrity after two minor breaches of electoral law during the campaign. She eventually lost the race to become PCC to Labour’s Andy Dunbobbin, after a run-off and is now in charge of the panel which scrutinises his work.
Former PCC Arfon Jones and (inset) Pat Astbury NORTH Wales’ former Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has made a formal complaint questioning the political impartiality and integrity of the person chairing the position’s scrutiny panel. Arfon Jones says the North Wales Police and Crime Panel (NWPCP), which scrutinises the work of the PCC, cannot be politically balanced because chairman Pat Astbury stood as a Conservative candidate to replace him. He also questioned Mrs Astbury’s integrity after two minor breaches of electoral law during the campaign. She eventually lost the race to become PCC to Labour’s Andy Dunbobbin, after a run-off and is now in charge of the panel which scrutinises his work.
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.