Election information
Police and Crime Commissioner elections
Police and Crime Commissioners are directly elected by
voters. The last election for a West Midlands Police and
Crime Commissioner took place on Thursday 5 May
2016.
Information on PCCs
The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner is the local
governing body for policing in our area. The PCC has an
over-arching duty to secure an effective and efficient police
force. The PCC has three main roles, which are to:
- Set the priorities for policing
- Decide the budget for West Midlands Police
- Hold the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police to
account
More information on PCCs can be found here
Supplementary Voting
PCC elections use the Supplementary Vote system, which is
different to a normal election.
Supplementary voting works as follows. Voters should mark
on the ballot paper their first choice and can - if they wish, it's
not compulsory - mark on the ballot paper their second choice
too.
If a candidate receives more than half of all the first choice
votes, they are elected immediately.
May 2016 election results
| Results |
Birmingham |
Coventry |
Dudley |
Sandwell |
Solihull |
Walsall |
Wolv |
Total |
| Jamieson (Lab) |
120219 |
31578 |
25750 |
36031 |
12251 |
24375 |
25468 |
275672 |
| Jones (Con) |
48268 |
14151 |
23363 |
8622 |
20300 |
16157 |
11790 |
142651 |
| Durnell (UKIP) |
28236 |
9878 |
15952 |
11702 |
8587 |
11149 |
8347 |
93851 |
| Flynn (Ind) |
16056 |
5459 |
4177 |
2662 |
5614 |
3596 |
2914 |
40478 |
| Turnout |
31.87% |
27.7% |
30.06% |
26.98% |
31.35% |
30.07% |
28.43% |
30.03% |
| Rejected |
11704 |
2979 |
3625 |
2332 |
2714 |
2958 |
2034 |
28346 |
|
Results of
2nd Preference
|
Birmingham
|
Coventry
|
Solihull
|
Walsall
|
Wolverhampton
|
Sandwell
|
Dudley
|
Total (including first preferences)
|
|
Jamieson (Lab)
|
10801
|
4027
|
2666
|
3176
|
2616
|
3439
|
4181
|
306578
|
|
Jones (Con)
|
11139
|
3722
|
4626
|
3693
|
2774
|
3056
|
5261
|
176922
|
|
Spoilt
|
7451
|
1904
|
1432
|
1730
|
1988
|
1815
|
3031
|
46697
|