West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner
Incumbent
Simon Foster
since 13 May 2021
Police and crime commissioner of West Midlands Police
Reports toWest Midlands Police and Crime Panel
AppointerElectorate of West Midlands
Term lengthFour years
Constituting instrumentPolice Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
PrecursorWest Midlands Police Authority
Inaugural holderBob Jones
Formation22 November 2012 (2012-11-22)
Salary£101,900[1]
Websitewww.westmidlands-pcc.gov.uk Edit this at Wikidata

The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner of the West Midlands Police.

The PCC's official office is in Lloyd House, the West Midlands Police's headquarters, in Birmingham.[2]

The PCC role was set to be abolished with effect from 7 May 2024, with its functions transferred to the Mayor of the West Midlands.[3] However, PCC Simon Foster won a High Court judicial review of the decision, with Mr. Justice Swift saying "The home secretary did not, when consulting, provide sufficient information to permit an intelligent and informed response." A government spokesperson said permission to appeal would be sought. Foster said he expected an election would take place in May.[4] The appeal was dismissed and the election was held on 2 May 2024.[5]

List of West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioners

Name Political party From To
Bob Jones Labour 22 November 2012 1 July 2014[6]
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 [7]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Bob Jones 100,130 42.00% 17,285 117,415
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Conservative Matt Bennett 44,130 18.51% 11,555 55,685
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Independent Cath Hannon 30,778 12.91%
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UKIP Bill Etheridge 17,563 7.37%
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Independent Derek Webley 17,488 7.34%
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Liberal Democrats Ayoub Khan 15,413 6.47%
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Independent Mike Rumble 12,882 5.40%
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Turnout 238,384 11.96%
Rejected ballots 7,063 2.88%
Total votes 245,447 12.31
Registered electors 1,993,998
Labour win

2014

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election, 2014 [8]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour David Jamieson 102,561 50.8%
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Conservative Les Jones 54,091 26.8%
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UKIP Keith Rowe 32,187 15.9%
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Liberal Democrats Ayoub Khan 12,950 6.5%
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Turnout 201,789 10.38%
Rejected ballots 3,667 1.78%
Total votes 205,456 10.41
Registered electors 1,993,998
Labour win

2016

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour David Jamieson 275,672 49.88% 30,906 306,578 63.4%
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Conservative Les Jones 142,651 25.81% 34,271 176,922 36.6%
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UKIP Pete Durnell 93,851 16.98%
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Independent Andy Flynn 40,478 7.31%
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Turnout 552,652 27.71%
Rejected ballots 28,346 4.88%
Total votes 580,998 29.13%
Registered electors 1,993,998
Labour hold

2021

Main article: 2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections
2021 West Midlands police and crime commissioner election[9]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Simon Foster 276,743 45.51% 24,663 301,406 53.70%
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Conservative Jay Singh-Sohal 239,288 39.35% 20,551 259,839 46.30%
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Liberal Democrats Jon Hunt 38,594 6.35%
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Independent Julie Hambleton 27,664 4.55%
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Reform UK Mark Hoath 18,002 2.96%
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We Matter Desmond Jaddoo 7,745 1.27%
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2024

Main article: 2024 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections
2024 West Midlands police and crime commissioner election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Foster* 327,844 57.55
Conservative Tom Byrne 241,827 42.45

References

  1. ^ "Role of the PCC". The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Contact". West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. ^ "The West Midlands Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ "West Midlands PCC wins case to stop his powers being given to Tory mayor". The Guardian. Press Association. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ^ "PCC election will go ahead in May". West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner. 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. ^ Commissioner Bob Jones dies Birmingham Mail
  7. ^ "Police and Crime Commissioner election coverage". Birmingham City Council.
  8. ^ "Police and Crime Commissioner by-election results". Birmingham City Council.
  9. ^ "Results | West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner". westmidlandspcc.info. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll | West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner". westmidlandspcc.info. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.