Conservative challenger Andrew Snowden is slightly ahead of Labour s incumbent Clive Grunshaw on first preference votes. The remaining two candidates Liberal Democrat Neil Darby and the Reform UK Party s Mark Barker have now been eliminated. Their second preference votes will now be distributed amongst the remaining to contenders to produce a final result to be announced later today, On the first preferences Mr Snowden received 166,202 votes - 44.8 per cent of those cast. Mr Grunshaw secured 154,195 votes - 41.5 per cent. Liberal Democrat candidate Neil Darby got 32,813 (8.8 percent) while the Reform UK Party s Mark Barker got 17,926 (4.8 per cent). The turn out across Lancashire in the PCC election was 33.7 per cent.
CONSERVATIVE candidate Andrew Snowden won the election to become the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner for the next four years. He pledged to get more officers for the county and put more bobbies on patrol in rural areas after ousting Labour’s Clive Grunshaw. The contest went to a second round after none of the candidates secured a majority of votes on first preferences. Mr Snowden beat Mr Grunshaw, who has held the £86,700-a-year job since it was created in 2012, by less than 10,000 votes. The result was another blow for Labour after a poor performance in Thursday’s local council elections and failing to regain control of Lancashire County Council.
The Police and Crime Commissioner count under way at King George s Hall, Blackburn CONSERVATIVE candidate Andrew Snowden has won the election to become the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner for the next four years. The contest went to a second round after none of the candidates secured a majority of votes on first preferences. Mr Snowden beat Labour s incumbent Clive Grunshaw, who has held the £86,700 a year job since it was created in 2012, by less than 10,000 votes. The two were neck and neck on first preference votes. The final vote gave Mr Snowden 181,354 votes to Mr Grunshaw s 172,362 after the remaining two candidates Liberal Democrat Neil Darby and the Reform UK Party s Mark Barker were eliminated.
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Police and Crime Commissioner candidates (clockwise from top left): Clive Grunshaw (Labour), James Barker (Reform UK), Andrew Snowden (Conservative) and Neil Darby (Liberal Democrats) - second preference votes will now decide whether Mr. Snowden or Mr. Grunshaw wins.
On the first preferences Mr Snowden received 166,202 votes - 44.8 per cent of those cast.
Mr Grunshaw secured 154,195 votes - 41.5 per cent.
Liberal Democrat candidate Neil Darby got 32,813 (8.8 percent) while the Reform UK Party s Mark Barker got 17,926 (4.8 per cent).
The turn out across Lancashire in the PCC election was 33.7 per cent.
The results are being collated at King George s Hall in Blackburn.
Emily Spurrell elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside
Former deputy storms to victory for Labour
16:07, 8 MAY 2021
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Emily Spurrell is the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside (Image: James Maloney/Liverpool Echo)
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Labour s Emily Spurrell has been comfortably elected as the new Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Merseyside.