Dan Price (police commissioner)

Dan Price
Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 May 2024
Preceded by	John Dwyer
Member of Warrington Borough Council for Great Sankey North & Whittle Hall
In office 2016–2021
Succeeded by	Hitesh Patel
Member of Warrington Borough Council for Great Sankey North
In office 2011–2016
Personal details
Political party	Labour (??-2018, 2021-Present)
Other political affiliations	Change UK (2018-2021)

Daniel Price is a British politician and engineer who has served as Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner since May 2024.[1]

Early life and education

Price studied at St Gregory's Catholic High School followed by an apprenticeship with Unilever.[2]

Career

Price was previously an engineer. He was elected to Warrington Borough Council in 2011 representing the Ward Great Sankey North (the Ward was later reformed into Great Sankey North & Whittle Hall in 2016), becoming Warrington's youngest ever councillor at the age of 21.[2][3][4] Price resigned from the Labour Party in April 2019, but in December said that he would tactically vote for the party in the 2019 general election.[5][4] He would serve as an Independent Councillor before stepping down for the 2021 local elections. He was a Change UK candidate in the 2019 European Parliament election for North West England.[6][7]

Price was the vice chair of Great Sankey Parish Council and never stood for re-election due to the police and crime commissioner candidacy.[8][9][10]

Price was the Labour Party candidate in the 2024 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections for Cheshire constabulary.[11][12] He defeated the incumbent John Dwyer, receiving 86,279 votes.[13][11][14]

Personal life

Price has lived in Cheshire all his life.[15] Price is openly gay and is married to his husband Alessandro. The couple have two dogs.[16]

References

1. "Home". Dan Price for Cheshire. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
2. "Daniel becomes town's youngest ever councillor". Warrington Guardian. 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
3. "Former Warrington councillor in running for Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner". Warrington Guardian. 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
4. "Councillor resigns from Labour over Brexit 'betrayal'". Warrington Guardian. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
5. "Councillor who quit Labour will tactically vote for former party". Warrington Guardian. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
6. Skentelbery, Gary (2019-04-23). "Former Labour Cllr Dan Price selected as Change UK MEP candidate". Warrington Worldwide. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
7. Skentelbery, Gary (2023-07-07). "Labour choose former councillor who quit party over "Brexit betrayal" as Police and Crime Commissioner candidate". Warrington Worldwide. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
8. "Labour wins Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner vote". Runcorn and Widnes World. 2024-05-04. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
9. Ryan, Belinda (2024-04-17). "Who are the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner candidates?". Nantwich News. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
10. "Labour's Cheshire PCC candidate confirms priorities ahead of election". Warrington Guardian. 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
11. Coyle, Simon (2024-05-03). "Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner election 2024 results". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
12. "Cheshire police and crime commissioner role 'a Tory retirement home'". BBC News. 2024-04-13. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
13. Skentelbery, Gary (2024-05-04). "Dan Price elected Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire". Warrington Worldwide. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
14. "Dan Price elected as Cheshire's police and crime commissioner". BBC News. 2024-05-04. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
15. Pennington, Josh (2024-05-04). "Labour's Dan Price elected as Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
16. "About Dan Price".