Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Cambridgeshire Police in the English County of Cambridgeshire. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Cambridgeshire Police Authority.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Police and Crime Commissioner
Incumbent
Darryl Preston
since 13 May 2021
Police and crime commissioner of Cambridgeshire Police
Reports toCambridgeshire Police and Crime Panel
AppointerElectorate of Cambridgeshire
Term lengthFour years
Constituting instrumentPolice Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
PrecursorCambridgeshire Police Authority
Inaugural holderGraham Bright
Formation22 November 2012
DeputyVacancy
Salary£71,400
Websitewww.cambridgeshire-pcc.gov.uk

The post was filled by Sir Graham Bright from 2012 to 2016, then by Jason Ablewhite, both of whom represented the Conservative Party. On 11 November 2019, Ablewhite resigned as Police and Crime Commissioner following his referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after a complaint from a member of the public alleging that Ablewhite had sent her unsolicited indecent photographs of himself via social media.[1] He was succeeded by his deputy, Peterborough councillor Ray Bisby until the next Police and Crime Commissioner elections in May 2021 (postponed from May 2020 due to Covid-19).[2]

List of Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioners
NamePolitical partyDates in office
Sir Graham BrightConservative Party22 November 2012 to 11 May 2016
Jason AblewhiteConservative Party12 May 2016 to 11 November 2019
Ray Bisby (acting)Conservative Party27 November 2019 to 12 May 2021
Darryl PrestonConservative Party13 May 2021 to present

Elections
Cambridgeshire Commissioner election, 2012
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Sir Graham Bright 23,731 26.8% 7,909 31,640
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Labour Ed Murphy 17,576 19.8% 7,538 25,114
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UKIP Paul Bullen 14,504 16.4%
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Independent Ansar Ali 12,706 14.3%
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Liberal Democrats Rupert Moss-Eccardt 7,530 8.5%
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English Democrat Stephen Goldspink 7,219 8.1%
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Independent Farooq Mohammed 5,337 6%
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Turnout 91,501 15.9%
Conservative win


Cambridgeshire Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Jason David Ablewhite 63,614 36.2% 18,237 81,851
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Labour Dave Baigent 54,426 31.0% 18,054 72,480
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UKIP Nick Clarke 29,698 16.9%
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Liberal Democrats Rupert Moss-Eccardt 27,884 15.8%
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Turnout 175,622 30.56%
Conservative win


Cambridgeshire Commissioner election, 2021
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Darryl Preston 99,034 42.9% 15,019 114,053
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Labour Nicky Massey 72,313 31.3% 29,882 102,195
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Reform UK Sue Morris 8,031 3.5%
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Liberal Democrats Rupert Moss-Eccardt 51,490 22.3%
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Turnout 230,868 37.01%
Conservative win

See also

References
  1. Elworthy, John (18 December 2019). "Police and crime commissioner quit after allegedly sending explicit photo". Cambridgeshire Times. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. "New PCC appointed after criminal probe". BBC News: Cambridgeshire. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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