2014 West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election
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| Turnout | 10.38% ( 1.58%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election was a by-election for the position of Police and Crime Commissioner in the West Midlands Police region of the United Kingdom, held on 21 August 2014. It was triggered by the death of Bob Jones, the inaugural West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, who died on 1 July 2014.[1][2][3]
The election had to be held with 35 working days of the vacancy by virtue of Section 51 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.[4] On 4 July 2014, Birmingham City Council, who oversaw the election, confirmed that the poll would be held on 21 August 2014.[5]
Candidates
[edit]On 25 July 2014, Birmingham City Council published the statement of persons nominated, which confirmed that four people had been validly nominated to stand:[6]
- David Jamieson (Labour), former member of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and former MP for Plymouth Devonport[7][8]
- Les Jones (Conservative), member of and former leader of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council[9]
- Ayoub Khan (Liberal Democrat) barrister and former member of Birmingham City Council[10]
- Keith Rowe (UKIP), businessman[11]
Results
[edit]Jamieson won the election with 50.83% of first preference votes on a turnout of 10.38%.[12] Turnout ranged between 9.78% in Sandwell to 11.58% in Solihull.[13] Alexandra Runswick, director of the pressure group Unlock Democracy, said that "few voters knew that the election was happening and even fewer cared".[13] The previous lowest turnout for a large-scale by-election in the United Kingdom since the Second World War was 18.2%, in the 2012 Manchester Central by-election.[13]
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| 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 hold | ||||||||
Previous result
[edit]| West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [15] | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "'His shoes will be a huge pair to fill': Temporary commissioner to be chosen following Bob Jones' tragic death". Express and Star. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "West Midlands PCC Bob Jones dies aged 59". BBC News. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "West Midlands PCC Bob Jones CBE dies suddenly, aged 59". Thin Blue Line. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ Section51 PRaSRA Legislation.gov
- ^ sarahk (4 July 2014). "Police and crime commissioner". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated PCC By Election 2014" (PDF). Birmingham City Council.
- ^ Ex-MP David Jamieson secures Labour nomination for police commissioner post Birmingham Post
- ^ Labour announce their candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner in West Midlands by-election LabourList
- ^ Former Dudley Council leader eyes up police and crime commissioner job Stourbridge News
- ^ "Barrister who gave first aid to gun attack victim to stand as police boss" Birmingham Mail, 20 July 2014
- ^ UKIP picks Birmingham boss as crime commissioner candidate Birmingham Mail
- ^ "West Midlands PCC named as David Jamieson in 10.3% turnout election". BBC News. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ a b c The least popular election ever?, BBC News
- ^ "Police and Crime Commissioner by-election results". Birmingham City Council.
- ^ "Police and Crime Commissioner election coverage". Birmingham City Council.
