Andy Dunbobbin

Andy Dunbobbin (born January 1975)^[1] is a British politician serving as Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales since 2021. A member of the Labour Party, he was a member of Flintshire County Council from 2013 to 2022.

Andy Dunbobbin
Official portrait, 2024
Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 May 2021
Preceded by	Arfon Jones
Member of Flintshire County Council for Connah's Quay Golftyn
In office 18 June 2013 – 5 May 2022
Preceded by	Peter Macfarlane
Personal details
Born	January 1975 (age 50) Chester, Cheshire, England
Political party	Labour
Website	Official website

Early career and election

Before being elected as North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, Dunbobbin was a County Councillor representing Connah's Quay Golftyn ward on Flintshire County Council, having first been elected in 2013.^[2][3] He was also elected as a member of Connah's Quay Town Council in 2012 and continues to serve on the council following his election as PCC.^[4]

In March 2020, Dunbobbin was selected for the Welsh Labour Party to stand in the 2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections for the North Wales region.^[5]

Dunbobbin was elected as the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, beating the Conservative candidate by 7,885 votes following the allocation of second preferences.^[6] His deputy is Wayne Jones.^[7]

Personal life

Dunbobbin is married with two children.