A by-election was held on 25 November 2021 for the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner post after the resignation of Philip Allott following his remarks on the murder of Sarah Everard.[1] The election was won by the Conservative Party candidate Zoë Metcalfe.[2]
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Nominations opened on 21 October.[3] The candidates contesting the election were Zoë Metcalfe (Conservative), Emma Scott-Spivey (Labour), James Barker (Liberal Democrats), Keith Tordoff (Independent) and Hannah Barham-Brown (Women's Equality Party).[4][5][6][7]
Result
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Conservative | Zoë Metcalfe | 34,385 | 39.5% | 7,375 | 41,760 | 60.8% |
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| Labour | Emma Scott-Spivey | 18,094 | 20.8% | 8,801 | 26,895 | 39.2% |
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| Independent | Keith Tordoff | 14,988 | 17.2% |
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| Liberal Democrats | James Barker | 9,499 | 10.9% |
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| Women's Equality | Hannah Barham-Brown | 8,837 | 10.2% |
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| Turnout | 85,808 | 13.8% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,165 | 0.2% | ||||||
| Total votes | 86,973 | 13.9% | ||||||
| Registered electors | 623,821 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | ||||||||
Previous result
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | |||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | |||||
| Conservative | Philip Allott | 73,657 | 46.75% | 10,080 | 83,737 | 61.04% |
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| Labour | Alison Hume | 40,803 | 25.89% | 12,639 | 53,442 | 38.96% |
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| Independent | Keith Tordoff | 23,308 | 14.79% |
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| Liberal Democrats | James Barker | 19,773 | 12.57% |
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| Turnout | 157,541 | 25.4% | |||||||
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| Conservative win | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Sarah Everard: Commissioner Philip Allott resigns". BBC News. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "North Yorkshire PFCC: Tory Zoë Metcalfe elected". BBC News. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Sarah Everard: By-election date set after police commissioner quits". BBC News. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Burn, Chris (24 October 2021). "Harrogate councillor chosen as Tory candidate to replace Philip Allott as North Yorkshire police commissioner". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Burn, Chris (27 October 2021). "Labour choose student paramedic, 23, as North Yorkshire police commissioner candidate". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Laycock, Mike (30 October 2021). "York councillor selected as LibDem candidate for commissioner". York Press. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner: Who is standing?". BBC News. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "DECLARATION OF FIRST COUNT TOTALS" (PDF). selby.gov.uk. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "DECLARATION OF SECOND COUNT TOTALS" (PDF). selby.gov.uk. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Election Thursday 6 May 2021" (PDF). harrogate.gov.uk. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.