Dan Price elected as Cheshire's new Police and Crime Commissioner
The Labour candidate won nearly half of the vote
Dan Price has been elected as the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire.
The Labour candidate won 48.1% of the vote.
The results were:
- Dan Price (Labour) - 86,279 (48.1%)
- John Dwyer (Conservative) - 65,836 (36.7%)
- Paul Duffy (Liberal Democrat) - 27,342 (15.2%)
He will officially take office on Thursday 9 May.
What's the job of Cheshire's PCC?
One of the Commissioner's key responsibilities is to set out the public's priorities for policing alongside the strategic priorities for Cheshire Constabulary during his term in office.
The Commissioner is responsible for setting the police budget, allocating funds and assets to the Chief Constable and setting the police council tax precept for the Cheshire area. Each year, the Commissioner sets the police precept - the part of local Council Tax which funds policing.
The Commissioner has a statutory duty and electoral mandate to scrutinise Cheshire Constabulary's performance and hold the Chief Constable to account on behalf of the public of Cheshire.
Police and Crime Commissioners are responsible for commissioning local support services for victims of crime. It is one of the Commissioner’s priorities to put victims at the heart of everything he does, and he works with partner agencies and voluntary sector organisations to get the best services in place to ensure victims get the care and support they need to help them.