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Marc Jones (police commissioner)
British politician and police commissioner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marc Stuart Jones (born April 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician, serving as the current Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire.
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Political career
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Jones had previously been deputy leader of the City of Lincoln Council, and Executive Councillor for Finance and Property at Lincolnshire County Council.[1] He also stood as the Conservative candidate for the Great Grimsby constituency in the 2015 general election, finishing second with 8,874 votes (26%).[2]
Police and Crime Commissioner
On 5 May 2016, Jones was elected as Lincolnshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, succeeding the previous incumbent, Alan Hardwick.[3]
Following his election, Jones chose Stuart Tweedale as his deputy, but Lincolnshire's Police and Crime Panel did not endorse the appointment. Jones announced on 8 June 2016 that he would appoint Tweedale to the post despite the Panel's opposition.[4][5]
In December 2016, Jones appointed Bill Skelly as Lincolnshire's chief constable.[6]
In December 2020, Jones appointed Chris Haward as chief constable, after Skelly had announced his retirement that June.[7]
Jones was re-elected in 2021 with 102,813 of the 177,528 votes cast (59.9%).[8]
In July 2021, he was elected as the chair of Association of Police and Crime Commissioners.[9]
On 1 January 2022, Philip Clark replaced Tweedale in the role of Deputy PCC.[10]
On 1 January 2023, Jones joined the board of the College of Policing after the appointment was confirmed by Home Secretary Suella Braverman.[11]
In February 2024, Jones appointed Paul Gibson as chief constable, due to Haward moving on from the role to a position in the National Police Chiefs' Council.[12][13]
In March 2024, Jones asked Clark to resign as Deputy PCC, after he was arrested following an "altercation" in a pub near Lincoln.[14]
Jones was re-elected as Lincolnshire Police & Crime Commissioner on 2 May 2024, gaining 36.63% of the votes, from a turnout of 19.08%. He was therefore voted for by less than 7% of the electorate.[15][16]
In August 2024, he appointed former area manager for Police Now, Sara Munton, as deputy PCC.[17]
Mayoral candidate selection process
Jones put himself forward to be the Conservative candidate for the 2025 Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election and made it onto a six-man shortlist for the position.[18] He withdrew his candidacy just days before the selection event took place in December 2024.[19]
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