Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner

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Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Incumbent
Festus Akinbusoye
since 13 May 2021
Police and crime commissioner of Bedfordshire Police
Reports toBedfordshire Police and Crime Panel
AppointerElectorate of Bedfordshire
Term lengthFour years
Constituting instrumentPolice Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
PrecursorBedfordshire Police Authority
Inaugural holderOlly Martins
Formation22 November 2012
DeputyNone appointed
Salary£71,400
Websitewww.bedfordshire.pcc.police.uk Edit this at Wikidata

The Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Bedfordshire Police in the English County of Bedfordshire. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Bedfordshire Police Authority. The current incumbent is Festus Akinbusoye, who represents the Conservative Party. The current chief executive of the OPCC is Clare Kelly.

List of Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioners[edit]

Name Political party From To
Olly Martins Labour Co-op 22 November 2012 11 May 2016
Kathryn Holloway Conservative 12 May 2016 12 May 2021
Festus Akinbusoye Conservative 13 May 2021 8 May 2024
John Tizard Labour Co-op 9 May 2024

Elections[edit]

2024 Bedfordshire police and crime commissioner election[1][2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op John Tizard 40,738 40.5 Increase5.5
Conservative Festus Akinbusoye* 35,688 35.5 Decrease6.9
Liberal Democrats Jasbir Singh Parmar 15,857 15.8 Decrease2.7
Workers Party Waheed Akbar 8,396 8.3% Increase8.3
Majority 5,050 4.50
Turnout 100,679 19.78
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Porter, Robin (5 April 2024), "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll, Police and Crime Commissioner Election for the Bedfordshire Police Area" (PDF), Police Area Returning Officer, Luton Borough Council
  2. ^ Porter, Robin (3 May 2024), "Police and Crime Commissioner Election Results 2024:", Luton Borough Council
  3. ^ "Police and crime commissioner elections 2024: The results from across the East of England", ITV news, 3 May 2024
  4. ^ "02/05/2024 - Results of the 2024 Bedfordshire PCC election". Luton Borough Council. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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