Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner election 2024 results

Voters across Staffordshire have gone to the polls to choose their next Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC).

People who live in the local authority areas including Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Newcastle Under Lyme, South Staffordshire, Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke and Tamworth were eligible to vote in the elections. Ahead of the election, the PFCC for Staffordshire was Conservative Ben Adams.

The candidates who were standing in the election were Ben Adams (Conservative), Alec Sandiford (Liberal Democrat) and Alastair Watson (Labour).

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The police, fire and crime commissioner has responsibility for governing Staffordshire Police and holding its chief constable to account. They must also put in place arrangements to deliver an efficient and effective fire and rescue service, set fhe fire and rescue objectives for the area and appoint the Chief Fire Officer and hold them to account.

The vote took place as more than 2,500 council seats were up for grabs across 107 local authorities in England as part of the local elections 2024. Mayoral elections took place in East Midland, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, North East, South Yorkshire, West Midlands, West Yorkshire, York and North Yorkshire, London and Salford.

PCC elections also took place in other parts of the UK including Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire and North Yorkshire.

May's local elections are the last big electoral test for all the political parties before the general election, which is expected to take place later this year.

Polls closed for the Staffordshire PFCC election at 10pm on Thursday, May 2, with the count taking place on Friday.

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