Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 5 May 2016.
The elections were for 40 of the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales using the supplementary vote system; the two police forces of Greater London are not involved (the elected Mayor of London is classed as the police and crime commissioner for the Metropolitan Police District, while the Court of Common Council fulfils the role for the City of London Police). There was no election for the Greater Manchester Police as the role of police and crime commissioner was due to be abolished in 2017 and replaced with the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester. Elections for police and crime commissioners do not take place in Scotland or Northern Ireland as policing and justice powers are devolved to the Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly.
This was the second time police and crime commissioner elections had been held.
Background.
The election used the supplementary vote system: voters were instructed to mark the ballot paper with their first and second choices of candidate (although there were an unusually large number of spoilt ballots). If no candidate got a majority of first preference votes, the top two candidates went on to a second round in which second preference votes of the eliminated candidates were allocated to them to produce a winner. This is the system used to elect London's mayor. Section 57 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 directs that the voting system is first past the post if there are only two candidates for a specific commissioner region.
The role of police and crime commissioner for the Greater Manchester Police was abolished in 2017 and replaced with the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, who assumed the responsibilities of the police and crime commissioner. No election was therefore held in 2016 and Tony Lloyd remained as police and crime commissioner and interim mayor until the mayoral election took place in 2017.
Parties standing.
Both Labour and the Conservatives fielded candidates in all 40 elections, while UKIP fielded 34 candidates and the Liberal Democrats 30 candidates. The Green Party fielded seven candidates and the English Democrats four candidates. Plaid Cymru fielded candidates for all four Welsh seats. There were 29 other candidates; 25 stood as independents and four stood under other labels (one as Lincolnshire Independents and three as Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief).
Results summary.
"Vote and seat changes are calculated with reference to the 2012 election, excluding Greater Manchester which was not up for election in 2016, due to being replaced by a Metro Mayor."
England.
Avon and Somerset Constabulary.
Sue Mountstevens (Independent), incumbent, sought re-election.
! colspan="9" | Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
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Bedfordshire Constabulary.
Olly Martins (Labour and Co-operative), incumbent, sought re-election.
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Cambridgeshire Constabulary.
Sir Graham Bright (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election.
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Cheshire Constabulary.
John Dwyer (Conservative), incumbent, sought re-election.
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Cleveland Police.
Barry Coppinger (Labour), incumbent, sought re-election.
! colspan="9" | Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
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Cumbria Constabulary.
Richard Rhodes (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election. Candidates include:
! colspan="9" | Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
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Derbyshire Constabulary.
Alan Charles, (Labour), incumbent, did not seek re-election.
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Devon and Cornwall Police.
Tony Hogg (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election.
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Dorset Police.
Martyn Underhill (Independent), incumbent, sought re-election.
! colspan="9" | Dorset Constabulary Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
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Durham Constabulary.
Ron Hogg (Labour), incumbent, sought re-election.
! colspan="9" | Durham Constabulary Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
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Essex Constabulary.
Nick Alston (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election.
! colspan="9" | Essex Constabulary Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
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Gloucestershire Constabulary.
Martin Surl (Independent), incumbent, sought re-election
! colspan="9" | Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
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Hampshire Constabulary.
Simon Hayes (independent), incumbent, sought re-election
! colspan="9" | Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
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Hertfordshire Constabulary.
David Lloyd (Conservative), incumbent, sought re-election
! colspan="9" | Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
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Humberside Police.
Matthew Grove (Conservative), incumbent, sought re-election
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Kent Police.
Ann Barnes (Independent), incumbent, did not seek re-election.
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Lancashire Constabulary.
Clive Grunshaw was the incumbent Labour Party PCC.
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Leicestershire Police.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Loader (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election.
! colspan="9" | Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
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Lincolnshire Police.
Alan Hardwick (Independent), incumbent, did not seek re-election.
! colspan="9" | Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
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Merseyside Police.
Jane Kennedy was the incumbent Labour Party PCC.
! colspan="9" | Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
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Norfolk Constabulary.
Stephen Bett (Independent), incumbent, sought re-election,
! colspan="9" | Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
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Northamptonshire Constabulary.
! colspan="9" | Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016Office of Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner
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Northumbria Police.
! colspan="9" | Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
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North Yorkshire Police.
! colspan="9" | North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
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Nottinghamshire Constabulary.
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