Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner

Elected official in Staffordshire, UK

Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner

Incumbent
Ben Adams

since 13 May 2021

Police, fire and crime commissioner of Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Reports to| Staffordshire electorate
Appointer| Electorate of Staffordshire
Term length| Four years
Constituting instrument| Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2018[1]
Precursor| Staffordshire Police Authority, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Fire Authority
Formation| 22 November 2012 (since 1 August 2018 as the Fire Authority)
Deputy| Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner
Salary| £81,400
Website| staffordshire-pfcc.gov.uk

The Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, formerly the Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police, fire and crime commissioner (PFCC), an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Staffordshire Police and the way fire and rescue services are managed by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, in the English county of Staffordshire. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Staffordshire Police Authority. The incumbent, since 2021, is Ben Adams,[2] who represents the Conservative Party.

Matthew Ellis was re-elected to serve another four-year term at the 2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections.

From 1 August 2018, the Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner became responsible for the governance of the fire and rescue services within Staffordshire, under the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2018.[3] The Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner is formally known as the Staffordshire Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority, when exercising powers relating to Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Matthew Ellis announced in June 2019 that he would not seek re-election at the 2020 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections.[4]

## List of office holders

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Name  | Political party  | From  | To

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Matthew Ellis  |  | Conservative | 22 November 2012  | 12 May 2021
Ben Adams |  | Conservative | 13 May 2021  | Incumbent

## Election results

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### 2024

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2024 Staffordshire police, fire and crime commissioner election[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ben Adams | 73,500  | 45.6  | −10.1
| Labour Co-op | Alastair Watson  | 70,128  | 43.5  | +16.0
| Liberal Democrats | Alec Sandiford  | 17,666  | 11.0  | +6.6
Turnout | 161,294  | 19.2  |
| Conservative hold

### 2021

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2021 Staffordshire police, fire and crime commissioner election[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Benedict Adams  | 136,024  | 55.71  | +19.45%
| Labour | Tony Kearon  | 67,050  | 27.46  |
| Independent | Deneice Florence-Jukes  | 19,102  | 7.82  |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Whelan[6] | 10,690  | 4.38  |
| Reform UK | Michael Riley  | 5,504  | 2.25  |
Turnout | 238,370  |  |
| Conservative hold

### 2016

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2016 Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election

Party  | Candidate  | 1st round  | 2nd round  | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total  | Of round  | Transfers  | Total  | Of round
| Conservative | Matthew Ellis  | 63,123  | 36.26%  | 11,877  | 75,000  | 53.0%  |

| Labour | George Adamson  | 54,753  | 31.45%  | 11,760  | 66,513  | 47.0%  |

| UKIP | Harold Gregory  | 27,550  | 15.82%  |  |  |  |

| Independent | Natalie Devaney  | 22,155  | 12.72%  |  |  |  |

| Green | Paul Woodhead  | 6,527  | 3.75%  |  |  |  |

Turnout | 174,108  | 21.57%  |
Rejected ballots |  |  |
Total votes |  |  |
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold

## References

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1. ^ "The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 6 June 2018, SI 2018/696
2. ^ a b O'Brien, Andy (6 May 2021). "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.
3. ^ "The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2018 - Explanatory Memorandum".
4. ^ "Tories postpone police chief candidate election as only one runner approved". 12 June 2019.
5. ^ "Election of a Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner On Thursday 02 May 2024 - Staffordshire Police Area". Archived from the original on 9 April 2024.
6. ^ @RichardMWhelan1 (7 April 2021). "I am delighted to have been nominated as the Liberal Democrat Police and Crime Commissioner Candidate for Staffords…" (Tweet) - via Twitter.

## External links

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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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