Dame Vera Baird is a British barrister and politician who has held roles as a government minister,police and crime commissioner,and Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales.
Alun Edward Michael is a Welsh Labour and Co-operative retired politician. He served as Secretary of State for Wales from 1998 to 1999 and then as the first First Secretary of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour from 1999 to 2000. He went on to serve as South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2024.
South Wales Police is one of the four territorial police forces in Wales. It is headquartered in Bridgend.
Gwent Police is a territorial police force in Wales,responsible for policing the local authority areas of Blaenau Gwent,Caerphilly,Monmouthshire,Newport and Torfaen.
Jeffrey Hambley Cuthbert is a Welsh politician. He served as Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner from 2016 to 2024. Cuthbert served as a Labour Party member of the National Assembly for Wales for Caerphilly from 2003 to 2016. He began his career in the mining industry and later worked for the Welsh Joint Education Committee as head of the Asset to Industry Unit.
The 2012 police and crime commissioner elections were polls held in most police areas in England and Wales on Thursday 15 November. The direct election of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) was originally scheduled for May 2012 but was postponed in order to secure the passage of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 through the House of Lords. The government considers the elected commissioners to have a stronger mandate than the "unelected and invisible police authorities that they replace". The elections took place alongside by-elections for the House of Commons in Cardiff South and Penarth,Corby and Manchester Central,and a mayoral election in Bristol.
A police and crime commissioner is an elected official in England and Wales responsible for generally overseeing police services. A police,fire and crime commissioner (PFCC) is an elected official in England responsible for generally overseeing both police and fire services. Commissioners replaced now-abolished police authorities. The first were elected on 15 November 2012.
Shaun Wright is a British politician. He was the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2014. He was the first person to hold the post,to which he was elected as a Labour Party candidate on 15 November 2012. As he held a senior position in child services during the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal,he faced continual calls to resign. This resulted in his resignation from the Labour Party on 28 August and from his post on 16 September 2014.
Katy Elizabeth Bourne is a Conservative politician who has served as the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner since winning the inaugural election in Sussex in November 2012. In 2016 and 2021 she was re-elected for her second and third terms in office. In May 2024 she was elected for a fourth term of office,securing 122,495 votes and a significantly narrowed majority of 23,000 on a turn-out of 24.2%.
Ian Brian Johnston was the Independent Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner. He was the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012. He did not seek re-election in 2016.
Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 5 May 2016.
Dafydd Llywelyn is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician. Since May 2016,he has served as the Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner.
The Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner for the Gwent Police area,comprising Newport,Caerphilly,Blaenau Gwent,Torfaen and Monmouthshire. The current commissioner is Jane Mudd,who represents the Labour Party. The post was first elected in November 2012 and replaced the Gwent Police Authority as part of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.
The South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner,an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by South Wales Police in the "South Wales region" defined by the police force as the seven local authorities of Bridgend,Cardiff,Merthyr Tydfil,Neath Port Talbot,Rhondda Cynon Taf,Swansea and Vale of Glamorgan. The post was created in November 2012,following an election held on 15 November 2012,and replaced the South Wales Police Authority. The position is currently held by Emma Wools,representing The Labour Party.
Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 6 May 2021,on the same day as the Senedd election in Wales and the local elections in England. This was the third time police and crime commissioner elections have been held. The elections were originally due to take place in May 2020 but were postponed by 12 months in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Turnout was an average of 34.1% across the elections,with Wales having much higher turnout mainly due to the simultaneous Senedd election held across Wales,whereas only parts of England had simultaneous local elections.
Sophie Howe was the first Future Generations Commissioner for Wales from 2016 to January 2023. She had previously been a local councillor and worked as a special political advisor and deputy police and crime commissioner to Alun Michael.
Emily Elizabeth Spurrell is a British politician serving as Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside since 2021. A member of the Labour Party and Co-operative Party,she served as a member of Liverpool City Council from 2012 to 2021.
Andy Dunbobbin is a British politician serving as Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales since 2021. A member of the Labour Party,he was a member of Flintshire County Council from 2013 to 2022.
Elections for police and crime commissioners in England and Wales took place on 2 May 2024,the same day as local elections in England.
Jane Mudd is a Welsh politician for the Labour and Co-operative Party,serving as Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) since 2024,and Newport City Councillor for Malpas since 2012. She was Leader of Newport City Council from November 2019,until she resigned as leader at the Council's AGM on 21 May 2024 after winning the PCC election,whilst retaining her councillor role.
