Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner
Incumbent
Donna Jones
since 13 May 2021
Police and crime commissioner of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
Reports toHampshire Police and Crime Panel
AppointerElectorate of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
Term lengthFour years
Constituting instrumentPolice Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
PrecursorHampshire Police Authority
Inaugural holderSimon Hayes
Formation22 November 2012
DeputyDeputy Police and Crime Commissioner
Salary£88,600
Websitewww.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk Edit this at Wikidata

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner, previously Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner, is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary in the English counties of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Hampshire Police Authority. The incumbent is Donna Jones, who represents the Conservative Party.

In November 2022, the force and PCC were renamed Hampshire and Isle of Wight.[1]

List of Hampshire police and crime commissioners

Name Political party Dates in office
Simon Hayes Independent 22 November 2012 to 11 May 2016
Michael Lane Conservative 12 May 2016 to 12 May 2021
Donna Jones Conservative 13 May 2021 to Present

Elections

2021 election

2021 Hampshire police and crime commissioner election
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round[2][3][4]
Conservative Donna Jones 262,667 49.84% 50,326 312,993 68.23%
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Labour Co-op Tony Bunday 101,832 19.32% 43,919 145,751 31.77%
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Liberal Democrats Richard Murphy 93,581 17.76%
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Hampshire Independents Steve James-Bailey 68,895 13.07%
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Turnout 526,975 36.19%
Conservative hold

Donna Jones won every counting area in Hampshire,[5][6] with the closest being the traditionally-Labour City of Southampton, where she won by 877 votes.

References

  1. ^ ""Today is a moment in history" – Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones honours her pledge to change the name of the police force to include Isle of Wight". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. ^ "All ballots in current or future Elections". Democracy Club Candidates. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Meet the Labour, Liberal Democrats and Conservative crime commissioner candidates". 3 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Results of first count - PCC election 2021" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Results of second count - PCC election 2021" (PDF).