After his successful campaign to become Police & Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg was looking to get on with his new role. He took time to thank all his supporters and assured everyone in a pledge of impartiality that he would act fairly to everyone without fear or favour. This will put him in line with judges and police officers who also swear an oath of impartiality. The chief constable will remain in operational control of the police.
Police and Crime Commissioners will be driven by one clear objective – to cut crime where you live. Previously, there was only one elected police commissioner in the country – the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. We have seen from his approach how Police and Crime Commissioners can be the voice of the people and cut crime.
Commissioners will cut crime by being a voice for local concerns, protecting frontline policing, getting tough with anti-social behaviour and slashing police bureaucracy. And they will stand up for victims.
Thursday saw the end to the days of the unelected, unaccountable police authorities, who no one has ever heard of. This represents a decisive shift with the old system and a big step towards people having a greater say in how their areas are policed.
The final result was:
Second Round:
Tony Hogg - Conservative - 64,419 - 65.1%
Brian Greenslade - Independent - 37,243 - 34.9%
First Round:
Tony Hogg - Conservative - 55,257 - 28.05%
Brian Greenslade - Independent - 24,719 - 12.54%
Nicky Williams - Labour - 24,196 - 12.28%
Brian Blake - Liberal Democrat - 23,948 - 12.15%
Bob Smith - UKIP - 16,433 - 8.34%
Ivan Jordan - Independent - 12,382 - 6.29%
William Morris - Independent - 10,586 - 5.37%
John Smith - Independent - 10,171 - 5.16%
Graham Calderwood - Independent - 8,667 - 4.40%
Tam Macpherson - Independent - 4,306 - 2.18%