The Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Hertfordshire Police in the English County of Hertfordshire. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Hertfordshire Police Authority.
| Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Police and crime commissioner of Hertfordshire Police | |
| Reports to | Hertfordshire Police and Crime Panel |
| Appointer | Electorate of Hertfordshire |
| Term length | Four years |
| Constituting instrument | Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 |
| Precursor | Hertfordshire Police Authority |
| Inaugural holder | David Lloyd |
| Formation | 22 November 2012 |
| Deputy | Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner |
| Salary | £78,400[1] |
| Website | www |
The Commissioner's role is to hold the police and the chief constable to account on behalf of the public, and to set the strategic direction of the force through the Police Crime Plan. The office is based at Harpenden Police Station.[2]
The current incumbent is Jonathan Ash-Edwards, who represents the Conservative Party. He was elected in 2024, and was the second person to hold the role. Previously, it was held by David Lloyd. Lloyd was first elected in 2012 and re-elected to the role at subsequent elections,[3] until in 2024 it was announced Lloyd would not re-contest the role.[4]
List of Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioners
edit| Name | Political party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lloyd | Conservative | 22 November 2012 | 8 May 2024 | |
| Jonathan Ash-Edwards | Conservative | 9 May 2024 | Incumbent | |
Election results
edit2024 Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jonathan Ash-Edwards | 93,658 | 36.7 | ||
| Green | Matt Fisher | 26,715 | 10.5 | ||
| Labour | Tom Plater | 66,585 | 26.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Prendergast | 68,254 | 26.7 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Total votes | 255,221 | ||||
2021 Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election
edit| 2021 Hertfordshire police and crime commissioner election[7][8] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Conservative | David Lloyd* | 155,144 | 48.54% | 12,761 | 167,905 | 55.30% | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam North | 87,524 | 27.38% | 48,172 | 135,696 | 44.70% | | |
| Labour Co-op | Philip Ross | 76,941 | 24.07% | | ||||
| Turnout | 319,609 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | ||||||||
2016 Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election
edit| Hertfordshire 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 | David Lloyd | 100,262 | 42.3% | 25,807 | 126,069 | 59.5% | | |
| Labour | Kerry Pollard | 64,978 | 27.4% | 20,876 | 85,854 | 40.5% | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris White | 38,488 | 16.2% | | ||||
| UKIP | Mark Hughes | 33,575 | 14.2% | | ||||
| Turnout | 237,303 | 28.1% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Total votes | ||||||||
| Registered electors | ||||||||
| Conservative hold | ||||||||
2012 Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election
edit| Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [9][10][11] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | |||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | |||||
| Conservative | David Lloyd | 54,686 | 45.89% | 10,899 | 65,585 | 60.5% | | ||
| Labour | Sherma Batson | 34,528 | 28.98% | 8,302 | 42,830 | 39.5% | | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Townsend | 16,790 | 14.09% | | |||||
| UKIP | Marion Mason | 13,154 | 11.04% | | |||||
| Turnout | 119,158 | 14.10% | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 3,797 | 3.09% | |||||||
| Total votes | 122,955 | 14.55 | |||||||
| Registered electors | 845,253 | ||||||||
| Conservative win | |||||||||