Police and Crime Commissioner
Prior to 2012, Cambridgeshire Constabulary was overseen by a police authority that comprised 17 members. This was made up of nine district councillors, of which seven were nominated by Cambridgeshire County Council and two by Peterborough City Council, three magistrates, nominated by the county's Magistrates' Courts Committee; and five independent members, chosen from the community. However, In 2011 the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 was passed by Parliament which abolished Police Authorities in favour of an elected Police and Crime Commissioner. On 15 November 2012, elections took place in England and Wales to elect a Police and Crime Commissioner for each Police Area. In Cambridgeshire, the winning candidate was Conservative Sir Graham Bright, former MP for Luton.
| Cambridgeshire Commissioner election, 2012 |
| Party |
Candidate |
1st Round |
% |
2nd Round |
Total |
First Round Votes Transfer Votes |
|
Conservative |
Sir Graham Bright |
23,731 |
26.8% |
7,909 |
31,640 |
|
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Labour |
Ed Murphy |
17,576 |
19.8% |
7,538 |
25,114 |
|
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UKIP |
Paul Bullen |
14,504 |
16.4% |
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Independent |
Ansar Ali |
12,706 |
14.3% |
|
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Liberal Democrat |
Rupert Moss-Eccardt |
7,530 |
8.5% |
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English Democrats |
Stephen Goldspink |
7,219 |
8.1% |
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Independent |
Farooq Mohammed |
5,337 |
6% |
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| Turnout |
91,501 |
15.9% |
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Conservative win |