Simon Alexander Hayes (born November 1958) is a British politician. He served as the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire Constabulary from 2012 to 2016. He was the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012 as an Independent.[1] He received 47,632 first preference votes from an electorate of nearly 1.5 million on a turnout of 14.6% at the PCC Election in 2012. Hayes was one of the minority Independent PCCs country and as such has no party-political affiliations.
Simon Hayes | |
---|---|
Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner | |
In office 22 November 2012 – 11 May 2016 | |
Succeeded by | Michael Lane |
Personal details | |
Born | November 1958 (age 65–66) |
Political party | Independent |
Hayes was the chairman of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Crimestoppers and is a former chairman of the Hampshire Police Authority.[2]
In Hayes' previous role as Chairman of the Police Authority he was also a Conservative councillor on both Hampshire County Council and New Forest District Council. He was also the Conservative candidate for Mid Dorset and North Poole in 2005.
Hayes faced accusations that he lives in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire,[3] However, the IPCC was satisfied that he lived in Hampshire.[4]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Police and crime elections: Independents on the march". BBC News. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Lloyd, Stephen (14 November 2012). "Hampshire PCC candidates set out their stall". get Hampshire. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "The Vicar - All Saints Earls Barton". Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ https://www.ipcc.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Documents/investigation_commissioner_reports/PCC%20Hayes%20Final%20Report.pdf [bare URL PDF]