Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner

Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner
Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner
	Incumbent; Clare Moody; since 9 May 2024
	Police and crime commissioner of Avon and Somerset Police
Reports to	Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Panel
Appointer	Electorate of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Somerset
Term length	Four years
Constituting instrument	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
Precursor	Avon and Somerset Police Authority
Inaugural holder	Sue Mountstevens
Formation	22 November 2012
Deputy	Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner
Salary	£88,600
Website	www.avonandsomerset-pcc.gov.uk

The Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Avon and Somerset Police in the English unitary authorities of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Somerset. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Avon and Somerset Police Authority. Clare Moody was elected to the role in the May 2024 election.^[2]

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The most recent Avon and Somerset PCC election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024. This election used the first-past-the-post voting system, changed from the supplementary vote system used in 2021.^[3]^[4]

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner has about 31 staff.^[5]^[6]

Name		From	To
Sue Mountstevens	Independent	22 November 2012	12 May 2021
Mark Shelford	Conservative	13 May 2021^[7]	8 May 2024
Clare Moody	Labour	9 May 2024	Incumbent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Clare Moody	95,982	32.3	+8.6
	Conservative	Mark Shelford*	91,006	30.6	−4.1
	Green	Katy Grant	64,623	21.7	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Benet Allen	45,864	15.4	+2.0
Turnout			300,744	23.09	−7.63
Rejected ballots			3,262	1.09
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2021^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round	1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
	Conservative	Mark Shelford	136,988	34.7%	24,331	161,319	52.4%
	Labour	Kerry Barker	93,495	23.7%	52,798	146,293	47.6%
	Green	Cleo Lake	64,790	16.4%
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Shearer	52,839	13.4%
	Independent	John Smith	46,379	11.8%
Turnout			400,891	30.72%	Rejected ballots: 6,400
	Conservative gain from Independent

Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016^[12]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round	1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
	Independent	Sue Mountstevens	82,708	26.1%	35,839	118,547	54.1%
	Labour	Kerry Barker	75,538	23.8%	25,027	100,565	45.9%
	Conservative	Mark Weston	61,335	19.3%
	UKIP	Aaron Foot	28,038	8.8%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Crossley	23,429	7.4%
	Green	Chris Briton	23,414	7.4%
	Independent	Kevin Phillips	22,667	7.2%
Turnout			317,129	26.0%	Rejected ballots: 8,629
	Independent hold

Avon and Somerset Police Commissioner election, 2012^[13]^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round	1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
	Independent	Sue Mountstevens	83,985	35.81%	41,719	125,704	64.95
	Conservative	Ken Maddock	57,094	24.35%	10,748	67,842	35.05
	Labour	John Savage	49,989	21.32%
	Liberal Democrats	Pete Levy	43,446	18.53%
Turnout			243,963	19.58%	Rejected ballots: 9,190
	Independent win

List of Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioners