Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner

The Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Norfolk Police in the English County of Norfolk. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Norfolk Police Authority. The current incumbent is Sarah Taylor, who represents the Labour and Co-operative Party.

Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner
Incumbent Sarah Taylor since 9 May 2024
Police and crime commissioner of Norfolk Police
Reports to	Norfolk Police and Crime Panel
Appointer	Electorate of Norfolk
Term length	Four years
Constituting instrument	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
Precursor	Norfolk Police Authority
Inaugural holder	Stephen Bett
Formation	22 November 2012
Salary	£73,300
Website	www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk

List of Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioners

Name	Political party		From	To
Stephen Bett		Independent	22 November 2012	11 May 2016
Lorne Green		Conservative	12 May 2016	12 May 2021
Giles Orpen-Smellie		Conservative	13 May 2021	8 May 2024
Sarah Taylor		Labour Co-op	9 May 2024	Incumbent

Election results

2024 Norfolk police and crime commissioner election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Sarah Taylor	52,455
	Conservative	Giles Orpen-Smellie	50,567
	Green	Martin Schmierer	23,628
	Liberal Democrats	John Crofts	22,525

2021 Norfolk police and crime commissioner election[2][3]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
			Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round
	Conservative	Giles Orpen-Smellie	103,980	45.08%	16,014	119,994	63.31%	​​
	Labour	Michael Rosen	51,056	22.14%	18,496	69,552	36.69%	​​
	Liberal Democrats	John Crofts	31,666	13.73%				​​
	Green	Martin Schmierer	23,469	10.18%				​​
	Independent	David Moreland	20,473	8.88%				​​
Turnout			230,644
	Conservative hold

Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
			Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round
	Conservative	Lorne Green	42,928	27.76%	17,133	60,061		​​
	Labour	Chris Jones	37,141	24.02%	13,146	50,287		​​
	UKIP	David Moreland	27,030	17.48%				​​
	Independent	Stephen Bett	25,527	16.51%				​​
	Liberal Democrats	Jacky Howe	12,838	8.30%				​​
	Green	Martin Schmierer	9,187	5.94%				​​
Turnout			154,651	23.20%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
	Conservative gain from Independent

Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012[4][5]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
			Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round
	Independent	Stephen Bett	27,842	28.66%	12,146	39,988		​​
	Conservative	Jamie Athill	30,834	31.74%	5,771	36,605		​​
	Labour	Steve Morphew	21,456	22.08%				​​
	UKIP	Matthew Smith	9,633	9.91%				​​
	Liberal Democrats	James Joyce	7,392	7.61%				​​
Turnout			97,157	14.51%
Rejected ballots			3,251	3.24%
Total votes			100,408	15.00
Registered electors			669,387
	Independent win