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| Our new Police and Crime Commissioners in the north - and there's no John Prescott | Our new Police and Crime Commissioners in the north - and there's no John Prescott |
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| There we are then. The Guardian Northerner's attempts to rouse interest in the Police and Crime Commissioner elections have been completely unavailing and the voice of tiojo, Janice Gwilliam and our other ballot-spoiling writers and readers is heard across the land. | There we are then. The Guardian Northerner's attempts to rouse interest in the Police and Crime Commissioner elections have been completely unavailing and the voice of tiojo, Janice Gwilliam and our other ballot-spoiling writers and readers is heard across the land. |
| A fiasco. How can anyone claim a democratic mandate on a turnout of 12.41 percent in Merseyside or 13.25 in Janice's North Yorkshire? Or anywhere else, for that matter? In the three northern regions, only Northumbria and Humberside managed to creep their turnout of voters up to over 16 percent. | A fiasco. How can anyone claim a democratic mandate on a turnout of 12.41 percent in Merseyside or 13.25 in Janice's North Yorkshire? Or anywhere else, for that matter? In the three northern regions, only Northumbria and Humberside managed to creep their turnout of voters up to over 16 percent. |
| And this is in part of the country which has been shaken recently by repeated police crises. O tempora! O mores! No more to be said, really, though there's plenty elsewhere on the website including more on John Prescott's failure to win on Humberside and the end of 'Monkey man' Stuart Drummond's elected Mayoralty in Hartlepool. | And this is in part of the country which has been shaken recently by repeated police crises. O tempora! O mores! No more to be said, really, though there's plenty elsewhere on the website including more on John Prescott's failure to win on Humberside and the end of 'Monkey man' Stuart Drummond's elected Mayoralty in Hartlepool. |
| No independent winners in the north, although they took seven of the 41 police areas nationally. Ex-detective Cedric Christie came closest in West Yorkshire, losing to Labour on the second count. | No independent winners in the north, although they took seven of the 41 police areas nationally. Ex-detective Cedric Christie came closest in West Yorkshire, losing to Labour on the second count. |
| John Prescott, very decent in defeat, said: "The people have spoken." But we didn't. It was the silence which was deafening. | John Prescott, very decent in defeat, said: "The people have spoken." But we didn't. It was the silence which was deafening. |
| So, we'll just group our northern results together here for your convenience and leave everyone to think on. Click on the winners names (in blue) to find out more about them. | So, we'll just group our northern results together here for your convenience and leave everyone to think on. Click on the winners names (in blue) to find out more about them. |
| CHESHIRE (First Count) John Dwyer (C) 40,122 (36.84%) John Stockton (Lab) 30,974 (28.44%) Sarah Flannery (Ind) 18,596 (17.08%) Ainsley Arnold (LD) 10,653 (9.78%) Louise Bours (Ukip) 8,557 (7.86%) | CHESHIRE (First Count) John Dwyer (C) 40,122 (36.84%) John Stockton (Lab) 30,974 (28.44%) Sarah Flannery (Ind) 18,596 (17.08%) Ainsley Arnold (LD) 10,653 (9.78%) Louise Bours (Ukip) 8,557 (7.86%) |
| Eliminated: Ainsley Arnold, Louise Bours, Sarah Flannery | Eliminated: Ainsley Arnold, Louise Bours, Sarah Flannery |
| (Second Count) Distribution of Arnold's, Bours's and Flannery's votes | (Second Count) Distribution of Arnold's, Bours's and Flannery's votes |
| John Dwyer (C) 48,591 John Stockton (Lab) 37,350 | John Dwyer (C) 48,591 John Stockton (Lab) 37,350 |
| Elected: JOHN DWYER Electorate 792,852; Turnout 108,902 (13.74%) | Elected: JOHN DWYER Electorate 792,852; Turnout 108,902 (13.74%) |
| CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND |
| (First Count) Barry Coppinger (Lab) 25,691 (41.58%) Ken Lupton (C) 16,047 (25.97%) Sultan Alam (Ind) 11,561 (18.71%) Joe Michna (Green) 8,484 (13.73%) Eliminated: Sultan Alam, Joe Michna (Second Count) Distribution of Alam's and Michna's votes | (First Count) Barry Coppinger (Lab) 25,691 (41.58%) Ken Lupton (C) 16,047 (25.97%) Sultan Alam (Ind) 11,561 (18.71%) Joe Michna (Green) 8,484 (13.73%) Eliminated: Sultan Alam, Joe Michna (Second Count) Distribution of Alam's and Michna's votes |
| Barry Coppinger (Lab) 31,340 Ken Lupton (C) 20,171 Elected: BARRY COPPINGER Electorate 419,397; Turnout 61,783 (14.73%) | Barry Coppinger (Lab) 31,340 Ken Lupton (C) 20,171 Elected: BARRY COPPINGER Electorate 419,397; Turnout 61,783 (14.73%) |
| CUMBRIA | CUMBRIA |
| (First Count) Richard Rhodes (C) 18,080 (29.04%) Patrick Leonard (Lab) 15,301 (24.58%) Mary Robinson (Ind) 15,245 (24.49%) Pru Jupe (LD) 13,623 (21.88%) Eliminated: Pru Jupe, Mary Robinson (Second Count) Distribution of Jupe's and Robinson's votes | (First Count) Richard Rhodes (C) 18,080 (29.04%) Patrick Leonard (Lab) 15,301 (24.58%) Mary Robinson (Ind) 15,245 (24.49%) Pru Jupe (LD) 13,623 (21.88%) Eliminated: Pru Jupe, Mary Robinson (Second Count) Distribution of Jupe's and Robinson's votes |
| Richard Rhodes (C) 25,408 Patrick Leonard (Lab) 20,317 Elected: RICHARD RHODES Electorate 398,207; Turnout 62,249 (15.63%) | Richard Rhodes (C) 25,408 Patrick Leonard (Lab) 20,317 Elected: RICHARD RHODES Electorate 398,207; Turnout 62,249 (15.63%) |
| DURHAM | DURHAM |
| (First Count) Ron Hogg (Lab) 36,171 (51.57%) Kingsley Smith (Ind) 18,813 (26.82%) Mike Costello (Ukip) 8,257 (11.77%) Nick Varley (C) 6,900 (9.84%) Elected: RON HOGG Electorate 486,624; Turnout 70,141 (14.41%) | (First Count) Ron Hogg (Lab) 36,171 (51.57%) Kingsley Smith (Ind) 18,813 (26.82%) Mike Costello (Ukip) 8,257 (11.77%) Nick Varley (C) 6,900 (9.84%) Elected: RON HOGG Electorate 486,624; Turnout 70,141 (14.41%) |
| GREATER MANCHESTER | GREATER MANCHESTER |
| (First Count) Tony Lloyd (Lab) 139,437 (51.23%) Michael Winstanley (C) 42,478 (15.61%) Matt Gallagher (LD) 40,318 (14.81%) Roy Warren (Ind) 26,664 (9.80%) Steven Woolfe (Ukip) 23,256 (8.55%) | (First Count) Tony Lloyd (Lab) 139,437 (51.23%) Michael Winstanley (C) 42,478 (15.61%) Matt Gallagher (LD) 40,318 (14.81%) Roy Warren (Ind) 26,664 (9.80%) Steven Woolfe (Ukip) 23,256 (8.55%) |
| Elected: TONY LLOYD Electorate 2,002,284; Turnout 272,153 (13.59%) | Elected: TONY LLOYD Electorate 2,002,284; Turnout 272,153 (13.59%) |
| HUMBERSIDE (First Count) John Prescott (Lab) 33,282 (24.88%) Matthew Grove (C) 29,440 (22.01%) Paul Davison (Ind) 28,807 (21.54%) Godfrey Bloom (Ukip) 21,484 (16.06%) Simone Butterworth (LD) 11,655 (8.71%) Walter Sweeney (Ind) 5,118 (3.83%) Neil Eyre (Ind) 3,976 (2.97%) | HUMBERSIDE (First Count) John Prescott (Lab) 33,282 (24.88%) Matthew Grove (C) 29,440 (22.01%) Paul Davison (Ind) 28,807 (21.54%) Godfrey Bloom (Ukip) 21,484 (16.06%) Simone Butterworth (LD) 11,655 (8.71%) Walter Sweeney (Ind) 5,118 (3.83%) Neil Eyre (Ind) 3,976 (2.97%) |
| Eliminated: Godfrey Bloom, Simone Butterworth, Paul Davison, Neil Eyre, Walter Sweeney (Second Count) Distribution of Bloom's, Butterworth's, Davison's, Eyre's and Sweeney's votes | Eliminated: Godfrey Bloom, Simone Butterworth, Paul Davison, Neil Eyre, Walter Sweeney (Second Count) Distribution of Bloom's, Butterworth's, Davison's, Eyre's and Sweeney's votes |
| John Prescott (Lab) 39,933 Matthew Grove (C) 42,164 | John Prescott (Lab) 39,933 Matthew Grove (C) 42,164 |
| Elected: MATTHEW GROVE Electorate 698,556; Turnout 133,762 (19.15%) | Elected: MATTHEW GROVE Electorate 698,556; Turnout 133,762 (19.15%) |
| LANCASHIRE (First Count) Clive Grunshaw (Lab) 66,017 (39.28%) Tim Ashton (C) 58,428 (34.76%) Rob Drobny (Ukip) 25,228 (15.01%) Afzal Anwar (LD) 18,396 (10.95%) Eliminated: Afzal Anwar, Rob Drobny (Second Count) Distribution of Anwar's and Drobny's votes Clive Grunshaw (Lab) 79,790 Tim Ashton (C) 73,262 | LANCASHIRE (First Count) Clive Grunshaw (Lab) 66,017 (39.28%) Tim Ashton (C) 58,428 (34.76%) Rob Drobny (Ukip) 25,228 (15.01%) Afzal Anwar (LD) 18,396 (10.95%) Eliminated: Afzal Anwar, Rob Drobny (Second Count) Distribution of Anwar's and Drobny's votes Clive Grunshaw (Lab) 79,790 Tim Ashton (C) 73,262 |
| Elected: CLIVE GRUNSHAW | Elected: CLIVE GRUNSHAW |
| Electorate 1,116,620; Turnout 168,069 (15.05%) | Electorate 1,116,620; Turnout 168,069 (15.05%) |
| MERSEYSIDE | MERSEYSIDE |
| (First Count) Jane Kennedy (Lab) 70,884 (56.18%) Geoff Gubb (C) 15,870 (12.58%) Kiron Reid (Ind) 14,379 (11.40%) Paula Keaveney (LD) 9,192 (7.29%) Hilary Jones (Ukip) 8,704 (6.90%) Paul Rimmer (Eng Dem) 7,142 (5.66%) Elected: JANE KENNEDY Electorate 1,016,579; Turnout 126,171 (12.41%) | (First Count) Jane Kennedy (Lab) 70,884 (56.18%) Geoff Gubb (C) 15,870 (12.58%) Kiron Reid (Ind) 14,379 (11.40%) Paula Keaveney (LD) 9,192 (7.29%) Hilary Jones (Ukip) 8,704 (6.90%) Paul Rimmer (Eng Dem) 7,142 (5.66%) Elected: JANE KENNEDY Electorate 1,016,579; Turnout 126,171 (12.41%) |
| NORTHUMBRIA | NORTHUMBRIA |
| (First Count) Vera Baird (Lab) 100,170 (56.02%) Phil Butler (C) 45,845 (25.64%) Alistair Baxter (Ukip) 18,876 (10.56%) Peter Andras (LD) 13,916 (7.78%) Elected: VERA BAIRD Electorate 1,087,220; Turnout 178,807 (16.45%) | (First Count) Vera Baird (Lab) 100,170 (56.02%) Phil Butler (C) 45,845 (25.64%) Alistair Baxter (Ukip) 18,876 (10.56%) Peter Andras (LD) 13,916 (7.78%) Elected: VERA BAIRD Electorate 1,087,220; Turnout 178,807 (16.45%) |
| NORTH YORKSHIRE | NORTH YORKSHIRE |
| (First Count) Julia Mulligan (C) 47,885 (58.25%) Ruth Potter (Lab) 34,328 (41.75%) Elected: JULIA MULLIGAN | (First Count) Julia Mulligan (C) 47,885 (58.25%) Ruth Potter (Lab) 34,328 (41.75%) Elected: JULIA MULLIGAN |
| Electorate 620,497; Turnout 82,213 (13.25%) | Electorate 620,497; Turnout 82,213 (13.25%) |
| SOUTH YORKSHIRE (First Count) Shaun Wright (Lab) 74,615 (51.35%) David Allen (Eng Dem) 22,608 (15.56%) Nigel Bonson (C) 21,075 (14.51%) Jonathan Arnott (Ukip) 16,773 (11.54%) Rob Teal (LD) 10,223 (7.04%) | SOUTH YORKSHIRE (First Count) Shaun Wright (Lab) 74,615 (51.35%) David Allen (Eng Dem) 22,608 (15.56%) Nigel Bonson (C) 21,075 (14.51%) Jonathan Arnott (Ukip) 16,773 (11.54%) Rob Teal (LD) 10,223 (7.04%) |
| Elected: SHAUN WRIGHT Electorate 1,000,015; Turnout 145,294 (14.53%) | Elected: SHAUN WRIGHT Electorate 1,000,015; Turnout 145,294 (14.53%) |
WEST YORKSHIRE | WEST YORKSHIRE |
| (First Count) Mark Burns-Williamson (Lab) 102,817 (47.88%) Cedric Christie (Ind) 49,299 (22.96%) Geraldine Carter (C) 45,365 (21.13%) Andrew Marchington (LD) 17,247 (8.03%) Eliminated: Geraldine Carter, Andrew Marchington | (First Count) Mark Burns-Williamson (Lab) 102,817 (47.88%) Cedric Christie (Ind) 49,299 (22.96%) Geraldine Carter (C) 45,365 (21.13%) Andrew Marchington (LD) 17,247 (8.03%) Eliminated: Geraldine Carter, Andrew Marchington |
| (Second Count) Distribution of Carter's and Marchington's votes Mark Burns-Williamson (Lab) 114,736 Cedric Christie (Ind) 71,876 | (Second Count) Distribution of Carter's and Marchington's votes Mark Burns-Williamson (Lab) 114,736 Cedric Christie (Ind) 71,876 |
| Elected: MARK BURNS-WILLIAMSON Electorate 1,609,614; Turnout 214,728 (13.34%) | Elected: MARK BURNS-WILLIAMSON Electorate 1,609,614; Turnout 214,728 (13.34%) |
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