Alan Charles is the Labour Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire Constabulary. He is the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012. He received 50,028 first preference votes and a further 7,220 second preference votes from the two eliminated candidates, independent Rod Hutton and UKIP's David Gale, facing Conservative Simon Spencer in the second round.
He took a position against "G4S-type privatisation" during the campaign, and promised to "protect vulnerable people". Throughout his campaign, he wore a wristband with the words "Keep Policing Public". He also pledged to fight budget cuts to policing in Derbyshire.
Read more about Alan Charles: Early Life, Career, Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Personal Life
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