Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Police and Crime Commissioner

Incumbent
Darryl Preston

since 13 May 2021

Police and crime commissioner of Cambridgeshire Police
Reports to| Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Panel
Appointer| Electorate of Cambridgeshire
Term length| Four years
Constituting instrument| Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
Precursor| Cambridgeshire Police Authority
Inaugural holder| Graham Bright
Formation| 22 November 2012
Deputy| Vacancy
Salary| £73,300
Website| www.cambridgeshire-pcc.gov.uk

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by the Cambridgeshire Constabulary in the English County of Cambridgeshire. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Cambridgeshire Police Authority.

The post was filled by Sir Graham Bright from 2012 to 2016, then by Jason Ablewhite, both of whom represented the Conservative Party. On 11 November 2019, Ablewhite resigned as Police and Crime Commissioner following his referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after a complaint from a member of the public alleging that Ablewhite had sent her unsolicited indecent photographs of himself via social media.[1] He was succeeded by his deputy, Peterborough councillor Ray Bisby until the Police and Crime Commissioner elections in May 2021 (postponed from May 2020 due to Covid-19).[2]

The 2021 election was won by the Conservative Darryl Preston.

The 2024 election was held under First Past the Post with the Conservative Darry Preston securing re-election by a narrow margin of 2.1% over the Labour candidate, Anna Smith. [3]

## List of Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioners

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Name | Political party | Dates in office

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Sir Graham Bright | Conservative Party | 22 November 2012 to 11 May 2016
Jason Ablewhite | Conservative Party | 12 May 2016 to 11 November 2019
Ray Bisby (acting) | Conservative Party | 27 November 2019 to 12 May 2021
Darryl Preston | Conservative Party | 13 May 2021 to present

## Elections

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Cambridgeshire Commissioner election, 2012

Party  | Candidate  | 1st round  | 2nd round  | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total  | Of round  | Transfers  | Total  | Of round
| Conservative | Sir Graham Bright | 23,731  | 26.8%  | 7,909  | 31,640  |  |

| Labour | Ed Murphy  | 17,576  | 19.8%  | 7,538  | 25,114  |  |

| UKIP | Paul Bullen  | 14,504  | 16.4%  |  |  |  |

| Independent | Ansar Ali  | 12,706  | 14.3%  |  |  |  |

| Liberal Democrats | Rupert Moss-Eccardt  | 7,530  | 8.5%  |  |  |  |

| English Democrat | Stephen Goldspink  | 7,219  | 8.1%  |  |  |  |

| Independent | Farooq Mohammed  | 5,337  | 6%  |  |  |  |

Turnout | 91,501  | 15.9%  |
| Conservative win

Cambridgeshire Commissioner election, 2016

Party  | Candidate  | 1st round  | 2nd round  | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total  | Of round  | Transfers  | Total  | Of round
| Conservative | Jason David Ablewhite | 63,614  | 36.2%  | 18,237  | 81,851  |  |

| Labour | Dave Baigent  | 54,426  | 31.0%  | 18,054  | 72,480  |  |

| UKIP | Nick Clarke  | 29,698  | 16.9%  |  |  |  |

| Liberal Democrats | Rupert Moss-Eccardt  | 27,884  | 15.8%  |  |  |  |

Turnout | 175,622  | 30.56%  |
| Conservative win

Cambridgeshire Commissioner election, 2021

Party  | Candidate  | 1st round  | 2nd round  | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total  | Of round  | Transfers  | Total  | Of round
| Conservative | Darryl Preston | 99,034  | 42.9%  | 15,019  | 114,053  |  |

| Labour | Nicky Massey  | 72,313  | 31.3%  | 29,882  | 102,195  |  |

| Reform UK | Sue Morris  | 8,031  | 3.5%  |  |  |  |

| Liberal Democrats | Rupert Moss-Eccardt  | 51,490  | 22.3%  |  |  |  |

Turnout | 230,868  | 37.01%  |
| Conservative win
Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2024[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Darryl Preston  | 61,688  | 38.1%  |
| Labour | Anna Smith  | 58,304  | 36%  |
| Liberal Democrats | Edna Murphy  | 41,984  | 25.9%  |

## See also

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* Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

## References

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1. ^ Elworthy, John (18 December 2019). "Police and crime commissioner quit after allegedly sending explicit photo". Cambridgeshire Times. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
2. ^ "New PCC appointed after criminal probe". BBC News: Cambridgeshire. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
3. ^ {{cite https://www.cambsnews.co.uk/news/breaking-darryl-preston-wins-police-and-crime-commissioner-election/25043/>}}
4. ^ "PCC Election Live Results May 2024". East Cambridgeshire District Council. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

## External links

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* Official website

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Police and crime commissioners of England and Wales

Police and crime
commissioners in England|

* Avon and Somerset: Clare Moody
* Bedfordshire: John Tizard
* Cambridgeshire: Darryl Preston
* Cheshire: Dan Price
* Cleveland: Matt Storey
* Derbyshire: Nicolle Ndiweni
* Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly: Alison Hernandez
* Dorset: David Sidwick
* Durham: Joy Allen
* Gloucestershire: Chris Nelson
* Hampshire & Isle of Wight: Donna Jones
* Hertfordshire: Jonathan Ash-Edwards
* Humberside: Jonathan Evison
* Kent: Matthew Scott
* Lancashire: Clive Grunshaw
* Leicestershire: Rupert Matthews
* Lincolnshire: Marc Jones
* Merseyside: Emily Spurrell
* Norfolk: Sarah Taylor
* Northumbria: Susan Dungworth
* Nottinghamshire: Gary Godden
* Suffolk: Tim Passmore
* Surrey: Lisa Townsend
* Sussex: Katy Bourne
* Thames Valley: Matthew Barber
* Warwickshire: Philip Seccombe
* West Mercia: John Campion
* West Midlands: Simon Foster
* Wiltshire: Philip Wilkinson

Police, fire and crime
commissioners in England|

* Cumbria: David Allen
* Essex: Roger Hirst
* Northamptonshire: Danielle Stone
* Staffordshire: Ben Adams

Police and crime
commissioners in Wales|

* Dyfed-Powys: Dafydd Llywelyn
* Gwent: Jane Mudd
* North Wales: Andy Dunbobbin
* South Wales: Emma Wools

Mayors who exercise police and
crime commissioner functions|

* South Yorkshire: Oliver Coppard
* West Yorkshire: Tracy Brabin

Mayors who exercise police, fire and
crime commissioner functions|

* Greater Manchester: Andy Burnham
* London: Sadiq Khan
* York & North Yorkshire: David Skaith

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