title: Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner
text: # Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner
  
  The Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Lancashire Police in the English County of Lancashire. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Lancashire Police Authority. Andrew Snowden (Conservative) was elected in 2021, succeeding Clive Grunshaw (Labour) who had held the post since 2012.
  
  ## List of Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioners
  
  | Name | Political party | Dates |
  | - | - | - |
  | Clive Grunshaw | Labour | 22 November 2012 – 12 May 2021 |
  | Andrew Snowden | Conservative | 13 May 2021 – present |
  
  ## Election results
  
  Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2021 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | First round votes Transfer votes |
  | | Conservative | Andrew Snowden | 166,202 | 44.78% | 15,152 | 181,354 | 51.27% | ​​ |
  | | Labour | Clive Grunshaw* | 154,195 | 41.55% | 18,167 | 172,362 | 48.73% | ​​ |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Neil Darby | 32,813 | 8.84% | | | | ​​ |
  | | Reform UK | Mark James Barker | 17,926 | 4.83% | | | | ​​ |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 371,136 | 33.7% | | | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 371,136 | | | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
  
  Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | First round votes Transfer votes |
  | | Labour | Clive Grunshaw | 132,261 | 43.8% | 20,453 | 152,714 | 56.2% | ​​ |
  | | Conservative | Andy Pratt | 96,746 | 32.0% | 22,195 | 118,941 | 43.8% | ​​ |
  | | UKIP | James Barker | 49,987 | 16.5% | | | | ​​ |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Graham Roach | 23,164 | 7.7% | | | | ​​ |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 302,158 | 28.1% | | | | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | | | | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | | | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | First round votes Transfer votes |
  | | Labour | Clive Grunshaw | 66,017 | 39.28% | 13,773 | 79,790 | 52.1% | ​​ |
  | | Conservative | Tim Ashton | 58,428 | 34.76% | 14,834 | 73,262 | 47.9% | ​​ |
  | | UKIP | Robert Drobny | 25,228 | 15.01% | | | | ​​ |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Afzal Anwar | 18,396 | 10.95% | | | | ​​ |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 168,069 | 15.05% | | | | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4,643 | 2.69% | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 172,712 | 15.47 | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,116,623 | | |
  | | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
  