England & Wales Police and Crime Commissioner elections, 2012

[lawrawrrr]

Not eligible to vote at home and here (despite not originally being on the register) I'm voting Conservative. First past the post here as there's only two candidates - surprised not to see a Welsh party running really.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Off to vote for the wonderful Godfrey Bloom MEP (UKIP) in half an hour, thought it'd be interesting to hear what people decided in the end or whether they bothered. The turnout is expected to be at an all time low of 15% to 28% and there's three by-elections to watch out for (most eyes on swing-seat Corby by-election which Tories are expected to lose badly). Results are expected Friday daytime.

A low turnout will probably boost the votes of the smaller parties or independent candidates which is a bonus, interesting.

[jam666]

Off to vote in the next hour or so. The Cleveland commissioner election is already a foregone conclusion as the entire area votes labour. There are four candidates which consist of labour, green, conservative and an independent. The labour candidate is corrupt as he has previously being on the police board of directors for the cleveland force, the green candidate is a raving looney, the independent is not an independent as hes president of some islamic foundation but also won a 800k payout from cleveland police for his dismissal. and finally the conservative candidate is an ex council leader.

All in all, a sorry bunch of people but the best of the bad bunch seems to be the conservative candidate so I'll vote for him. I would of voted for UKIP but sadly they are not standing in my area. As for putting a cross next to a second choice candidate? I don't think so.

Whether you like or hate the candidates or even disapprove of the police commissioner election you still NEED to vote. If you don't vote then I'm afraid you don't have a right to complain. It's there to be used, so use it regardless of who you vote for.

[-:Undertaker:-]

PCC Election results



Nationally the results were...

Labour 32%
Conservative 27.9%
Independent 26.8%
Liberal Democrats 7.2%
UKIP 7%

By election results



Extra points

- UKIP result in Corby was their best ever election performance despite not standing there before.
- High number of spoilt ballots in PCC elections.
- Low turnout recorded, lowest levels of turnout ever in some parts of the country with average at around 14%.
- Strong results for independent candidates.
- Shock defeat for Labour's Lord Prescott in Yorkshire as he is defeated by an independent.

[Inseriousity.]

Off to vote in the next hour or so. The Cleveland commissioner election is already a foregone conclusion as the entire area votes labour. There are four candidates which consist of labour, green, conservative and an independent. The labour candidate is corrupt as he has previously being on the police board of directors for the cleveland force, the green candidate is a raving looney, the independent is not an independent as hes president of some islamic foundation but also won a 800k payout from cleveland police for his dismissal. and finally the conservative candidate is an ex council leader.

All in all, a sorry bunch of people but the best of the bad bunch seems to be the conservative candidate so I'll vote for him. I would of voted for UKIP but sadly they are not standing in my area. As for putting a cross next to a second choice candidate? I don't think so.

Whether you like or hate the candidates or even disapprove of the police commissioner election you still NEED to vote. If you don't vote then I'm afraid you don't have a right to complain. It's there to be used, so use it regardless of who you vote for.

He was independent in the sense that there will be no party whip telling him soundbites on what to say and do while in charge. His slogan was right anyway "Policing, not politics."

This election has been a shambles from start to finish.