The Police and Crime Commissioner is elected every 4 years by the people of the West Midlands.
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 |