A statement of persons nominated has now been published so that people living in Wokingham Borough will be able to vote for their next Thames Valley Area Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) on Thursday 2 May.
PCC elections have been held every four years since 2012, apart from 2020 when they were delayed for one year by the pandemic. It’s an important election, as the job of the PCC is to ensure the policing needs of communities are met effectively and to oversee how crime is tackled in the Thames Valley.
Nigel Lynn, Police Area Returning Officer (PARO) for the Thames Valley and Chief Executive of West Berkshire Council said: “It’s time to start thinking about who you want as your next Police and Crime Commissioner. They are elected by you and answerable to you, so you have an important role to play is selecting the right person.”
In 2021, Matthew Barber was elected Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley Police Area.
On 4 May 2024, the votes will be counted and results will be available on this page on a local level for West Berkshire, and for the Thames Valley Police Area as a whole. In previous elections, Police and Crime Commissioners were elected using the Supplementary Vote System (SV) which gave voters a first and second choice of candidate. This year, a single vote ‘first past the post’ system will be used. West Berkshire Council has been appointed as the Police Area Returning Officer (PARO) to conduct the elections across each area and declare the result.
The Thames Valley Police Area is made up of 13 local authorities which have Local Returning Officers who are responsible for arranging and delivery the poll for the electors in their area. The number of votes counted in each local area are then collated by the PARO to provide the overall result. In 2024 the PARO for the Thames Valley Police Area is Nigel Lynne, who is also the Local Returning Officer for West Berkshire.
Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) were introduced in the 41 police authorities across England in 2012. They are elected representatives who oversee how crime is tackled in a police force area. Their aim in to cut crime and to ensure the police force is effective. They are elected for a four year term.
Further information about the role is available from West Berkshire Council, Thames Valley PCC website or the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners.
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