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| Ian Johnston elected Gwent police and crime commissioner | Ian Johnston elected Gwent police and crime commissioner |
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| Independent candidate Ian Johnston has been elected as the police and crime commissioner for the Gwent force area. | Independent candidate Ian Johnston has been elected as the police and crime commissioner for the Gwent force area. |
| The former police officer will take over the police authority's role and will be able to set the police force budget and appoint the chief constable. | The former police officer will take over the police authority's role and will be able to set the police force budget and appoint the chief constable. |
| Four candidates stood for the election for the new post - Labour, Conservative and two independents. | Four candidates stood for the election for the new post - Labour, Conservative and two independents. |
| Mr Johnston beat Labour's Hamish Sandison in the second round of counting. | Mr Johnston beat Labour's Hamish Sandison in the second round of counting. |
| He became the second independent candidate elected to the four posts in Wales, following barrister Winston Roddick's victory in North Wales. | He became the second independent candidate elected to the four posts in Wales, following barrister Winston Roddick's victory in North Wales. |
| Mr Johnston received 29,748 votes in total after the second count, while Mr Sandison had 24,636. | |
| Conservative Nick Webb gained 6,630 and independent candidate Christopher Wright had 6,118. Both were elimnated after the first round of counting. | |
| Altogether, 41 PCCs are being elected in Wales and England, outside London. | Altogether, 41 PCCs are being elected in Wales and England, outside London. |
| Turnout across Gwent was 14%. One of Newport's 100 polling stations had no voters at all on Thursday. | |
| The city council declined to name the station but BBC Wales understands it was in the Bettws ward. | The city council declined to name the station but BBC Wales understands it was in the Bettws ward. |
| 'Needs of victims' | 'Needs of victims' |
| The candidates for Gwent included two former long-serving police officers standing as independents, Mr Johnston and Mr Wright. | |
| Mr Johnston served as a police officer with Gwent Police for 33 years and then as vice-president and president of the Police Superintendents' Association. | Mr Johnston served as a police officer with Gwent Police for 33 years and then as vice-president and president of the Police Superintendents' Association. |
| His commitments included reducing crime and anti-social disorder, to find solutions to local problems, place a greater focus on the needs of victims rather than offenders and ensure core policing functions continued to be carried out by police rather than the private sector. | His commitments included reducing crime and anti-social disorder, to find solutions to local problems, place a greater focus on the needs of victims rather than offenders and ensure core policing functions continued to be carried out by police rather than the private sector. |