Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner

Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner
	Incumbent; Lorne Green; since 5 May 2016
	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	November 2012
Salary	£70,000

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 Lorne Green, who represents the Conservative Party.

Election results

Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			First round votes Transfer votes
Party		Candidate	Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round	First round votes Transfer votes
	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 [1][2]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			First round votes Transfer votes
Party		Candidate	Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round	First round votes Transfer votes
	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

References

"Notice of result – first count PCC Election 15 November 2012" (PDF). Norwich City Council. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
"Notice of result – second count" (PDF). Norwich City Council. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

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[1] "Notice of result – first count PCC Election 15 November 2012" (PDF). Norwich City Council. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

[2] "Notice of result – second count" (PDF). Norwich City Council. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2016.