The voting system used for PCC elections is the Supplementary Vote. The last election took place on Thursday 5th May 2016. The next PCC election will be held on 6 May 2021. The Police Area Returning Officer is Martin Reeves, Chief Executive, Coventry City Council. Prospective candidates should contact electionbackoffice@coventry.gov.uk for further information.
The video below explains how the supplementary vote system works:
Results | Birmingham | Coventry | Dudley | Sandwell | Solihull | Walsall | Wolverhampton | 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 |
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 |