The Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Lancashire Police in the English County of Lancashire. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Lancashire Police Authority. Andrew Snowden (Conservative) was elected in 2021, succeeding Clive Grunshaw (Labour) who had held the post since 2012.
Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner | |
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Police and crime commissioner of Lancashire Police | |
Reports to | Lancashire Police and Crime Panel |
Appointer | Electorate of Lancashire |
Term length | Four years |
Constituting instrument | Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 |
Precursor | Lancashire Police Authority |
Inaugural holder | Clive Grunshaw |
Formation | 22 November 2012 |
Deputy | Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner |
Salary | £86,700 |
Website | www |
Name | Political party | Dates |
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Clive Grunshaw | Labour | 22 November 2012 – 12 May 2021 |
Andrew Snowden | Conservative | 13 May 2021 – present |
Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2021 [1][2] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes
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Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Conservative | Andrew Snowden | 166,202 | 44.78% | 15,152 | 181,354 | 51.27% |
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Labour | Clive Grunshaw | 154,195 | 41.55% | 18,167 | 172,362 | 48.73% |
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Liberal Democrats | Neil Darby | 32,813 | 8.84% |
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Reform UK | Mark James Barker | 17,926 | 4.83% |
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Turnout | 371,136 | 33.7% | ||||||
Total votes | 371,136 | |||||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes
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Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Labour | Clive Grunshaw | 132,261 | 43.8% | 20,453 | 152,714 | 56.2% |
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Conservative | Andy Pratt | 96,746 | 32.0% | 22,195 | 118,941 | 43.8% |
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UKIP | James Barker | 49,987 | 16.5% |
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Liberal Democrats | Graham Roach | 23,164 | 7.7% |
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Turnout | 302,158 | 28.1% | ||||||
Rejected ballots | ||||||||
Total votes | ||||||||
Registered electors | ||||||||
Labour hold |
Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [3][4][5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes
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Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | |||||
Labour | Clive Grunshaw | 66,017 | 39.28% | 13,773 | 79,790 | 52.1% |
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Conservative | Tim Ashton | 58,428 | 34.76% | 14,834 | 73,262 | 47.9% |
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UKIP | Robert Drobny | 25,228 | 15.01% |
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Liberal Democrats | Afzal Anwar | 18,396 | 10.95% |
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Turnout | 168,069 | 15.05% | |||||||
Rejected ballots | 4,643 | 2.69% | |||||||
Total votes | 172,712 | 15.47 | |||||||
Registered electors | 1,116,623 | ||||||||
Labour win |