Police supremo triumphs thanks to second choice votes
Monday, 19th November 2012.
A district councillor from Mid-Suffolk has become the new man in charge of Suffolk's police force.
Tim Passmore, a Conservative candidate, was elected as the county's first Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) on a turnout of just 16 per cent on Thursday.
He beat Labour’s Jane Basham in an extremely close contest in which hje lost the first round by 162 votes.
Independent candidate David Cocks received 14,217 first choice votes and UKIP’s Bill Mountford 11,179 but neither went through to the second round of vote counting.
The second preferences of those who voted for them were then added to the main two contenders and Mr Passmore polled 36,946 while Ms Basham had 35,005.
Among the responsibilities of the new PCC will be setting policing priorities and budgets, and the ability to hire and fire the chief constable.
He replaces the Suffolk Police Authority, a body made up largely of county councillors.
Tim Passmore, a Conservative candidate, was elected as the county's first Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) on a turnout of just 16 per cent on Thursday.
He beat Labour’s Jane Basham in an extremely close contest in which hje lost the first round by 162 votes.
Independent candidate David Cocks received 14,217 first choice votes and UKIP’s Bill Mountford 11,179 but neither went through to the second round of vote counting.
The second preferences of those who voted for them were then added to the main two contenders and Mr Passmore polled 36,946 while Ms Basham had 35,005.
Among the responsibilities of the new PCC will be setting policing priorities and budgets, and the ability to hire and fire the chief constable.
He replaces the Suffolk Police Authority, a body made up largely of county councillors.
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