Police & Crime Commissioner Elections - 7 May 2020
The next Police & Crime Commissioner Elections (PCC Elections) will take place on Thursday, 7 May 2020.
Voters in 41 police force areas in England and Wales, excluding London, will be electing a Police and Crime Commissioner for their force area.
For information about the role of a Police and Crime Commissioner please visit the Leicestershire Police & Crime Commissioner webpage
North West Leicestershire District Council (NWLDC) is the lead authority for the Leicestershire police area, which is covered by nine local authorities in total:-
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
• North West Leicestershire District Council
• Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
These elections use the Supplementary Voting system where voters are able to choose a first preference candidate and a second preference candidate.
When the first preference votes has been counted, if no candidate has an overall majority (more than 50%) the second preference votes for the top two candidates are then counted. First preference and second preference votes for these two candidates are then added together and the candidate with the most total votes wins the election.
Each local authority will count their own votes and provide these to NWLDC. Once all the results are collated, we will declare who is elected as PCC for Leicestershire and this web page will be updated.
This page will be updated as we move through the election process.
Prospective Candidate Briefing
Bev Smith, the Police Area Returning Officer for Leicestershire will be hosting an event for any prospective candidates intending to stand at the forthcoming election and their agents. The briefing will be held at the Council Offices, Whitwick Road, Coalville, LE67 3FJ on Wednesday, 26 February 2020 commencing at 6.00 pm and will cover various topics including the nomination process, election process, deposits etc.
Further information for prospective candidates is also available on the Electoral Commission webpage
Previous PCC Election - May 2016
The last PCC election for Leicestershire was held in May 2016 where Willy Bach (The Labour Party) was duly elected as the Police & Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire. The overall turnout was 20.25% and the final results can be viewed below
Certificate of First Count - Leicestershire Police Area (PDF Document, 0.1 Mb)
Certificate of Second Count - Leicestershire Police Area (PDF Document, 0.1 Mb)
Last updated: Wed 15 January, 2020 @ 08:47