title: North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner
text: # North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner
  
  The North Yorkshire police, fire and crime commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official responsible for overseeing how crime and community safety are tackled, and for providing services for victims of crime, holding North Yorkshire Police to account in the English County of North Yorkshire.
  
  The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the North Yorkshire Police Authority.
  
  On 15 November 2018, Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan became the North Yorkshire police, fire & crime commissioner, taking over the governance of North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
  
  Commissioner Philip Allott of the Conservative Party was elected on 13 May 2021 and replaced Julia Mulligan. He resigned on 15 October 2021 following comments surrounding the murder of Sarah Everard.
  
  The incumbent commissioner is Zoë Metcalfe of the Conservative Party, who was elected in the 25 November 2021 by-election.
  
  ## List of office holders
  
  | Name | Political party | From | To |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Julia Mulligan | Conservative | 22 November 2012 | 12 May 2021 |
  | Philip Allott | Conservative | 13 May 2021 | 16 October 2021 |
  | Jenni Newberry (acting) | Independent | 4 November 2021 | 26 November 2021 |
  | Zoë Metcalfe | Conservative | 26 November 2021 | Incumbent |
  
  ## Elections
  
  North Yorkshire 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 |
  | | Conservative | Julia Mulligan | 47,885 | 58.25% | | | | ​​ |
  | | Labour | Ruth Potter | 34,328 | 41.75% | | | | ​​ |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,213 | 13.3% | | | | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6,400 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
  | | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |
  
  As the North Yorkshire Authority contest involved only two candidates, a traditional 'first-past-the-post' system was implemented. In all the police crime commissioners' elections in 2012, North Yorkshire had the highest percentage (7.2%) of spoiled or rejected ballots.
  
  North Yorkshire 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 |
  | | Conservative | Julia Mulligan | 53,078 | 40.1% | 11,940 | 65,018 | 59.2% | ​​ |
  | | Labour | Steve Howley | 34,351 | 26.0% | 10,408 | 44,759 | 40.8% | ​​ |
  | | Independent | Mike Pannett | 30,984 | 23.4% | | | | ​​ |
  | | Liberal Democrats | James Blanchard | 13,856 | 10.5% | | | | ​​ |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,269 | 22.5% | | | | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,372 | 2.5% | | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 135,641 | | | | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 603,707 | | | | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  Region totals for eliminated candidates were not available and at time of retrieval, only some of the electoral authorities had results from 2016 available online.
  
  North Yorkshire police, fire 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 | Philip Allott | 73,657 | 46.75% | 10,080 | 83,737 | 61.04% | ​​ |
  | | Labour | Alison Hume | 40,803 | 25.89% | 12,639 | 53,442 | 38.96% | ​​ |
  | | Independent | Keith Tordoff | 23,308 | 14.79% | | | | ​​ |
  | | Liberal Democrats | James Barker | 19,773 | 12.57% | | | | ​​ |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 157,541 | 25.4% | | | | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  2021 North Yorkshire police, fire and crime commissioner by-election :
  
  | 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 | Zoë Metcalfe | 34,385 | 39.5% | 7,375 | 41,760 | 60.8% | ​​ |
  | | Labour | Emma Scott-Spivey | 18,094 | 20.8% | 8,801 | 26,895 | 39.2% | ​​ |
  | | Independent | Keith Tordoff | 14,988 | 17.2% | | | | ​​ |
  | | Liberal Democrats | James Barker | 9,499 | 10.9% | | | | ​​ |
  | | Women's Equality | Hannah Barham-Brown | 8,837 | 10.2% | | | | ​​ |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,808 | 13.8% | | | | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,165 | 0.2% | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,973 | 13.9% | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 623,821 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  