title: West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner
text: # West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner
  
  The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner of the West Midlands Police.
  
  The Commissioner's official office is in Lloyd House, the West Midlands Police's headquarters, in Birmingham.
  
  ## List of West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioners
  
  | Name | Political party | From | To |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Bob Jones | Labour | 22 November 2012 | 1 July 2014 |
  | Yvonne Mosquito (acting) | Labour | 14 July 2014 | 21 August 2014 |
  | David Jamieson | Labour | 22 August 2014 | 12 May 2021 |
  | Simon Foster | Labour | 13 May 2021 | Incumbent |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2012
  
  West Midlands 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 | Bob Jones | 100,130 | 42.00% | 17,285 | 117,415 | | ​​ |
  | | Conservative | Matt Bennett | 44,130 | 18.51% | 11,555 | 55,685 | | ​​ |
  | | Independent | Cath Hannon | 30,778 | 12.91% | | | | ​​ |
  | | UKIP | Bill Etheridge | 17,563 | 7.37% | | | | ​​ |
  | | Independent | Derek Webley | 17,488 | 7.34% | | | | ​​ |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ayoub Khan | 15,413 | 6.47% | | | | ​​ |
  | | Independent | Mike Rumble | 12,882 | 5.40% | | | | ​​ |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 238,384 | 11.96% | | | | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7,063 | 2.88% | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 245,447 | 12.31 | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,993,998 | | |
  | | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
  
  ### 2014
  
  West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election, 2014 :
  
  | 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 | David Jamieson | 102,561 | 50.8% | | | | ​​ |
  | | Conservative | Les Jones | 54,091 | 26.8% | | | | ​​ |
  | | UKIP | Keith Rowe | 32,187 | 15.9% | | | | ​​ |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ayoub Khan | 12,950 | 6.5% | | | | ​​ |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 201,789 | 10.38% | | | | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,667 | 1.78% | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 205,456 | 10.41 | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,993,998 | | |
  | | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
  
  ### 2016
  
  West Midlands 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 | David Jamieson | 275,672 | 49.88% | 30,906 | 306,578 | 63.4% | ​​ |
  | | Conservative | Les Jones | 142,651 | 25.81% | 34,271 | 176,922 | 36.6% | ​​ |
  | | UKIP | Pete Durnell | 93,851 | 16.98% | | | | ​​ |
  | | Independent | Andy Flynn | 40,478 | 7.31% | | | | ​​ |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 552,652 | 27.71% | | | | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 28,346 | 4.88% | | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 580,998 | 29.13% | | | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,993,998 | | | | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### 2021
  
  2021 West Midlands police and crime commissioner 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 |
  | | Labour | Simon Foster | 276,743 | 45.51% | 24,663 | 301,406 | 53.70% | ​​ |
  | | Conservative | Jay Singh-Sohal | 239,288 | 39.35% | 20,551 | 259,839 | 46.30% | ​​ |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jon Hunt | 38,594 | 6.35% | | | | ​​ |
  | | Independent | Julie Hambleton | 27,664 | 4.55% | | | | ​​ |
  | | Reform UK | Mark Hoath | 18,002 | 2.96% | | | | ​​ |
  | | We Matter | Desmond Jaddoo | 7,745 | 1.27% | | | | ​​ |
  