2014 West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election

Election in Britain 2014 West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Position of West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner no 2012 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections 2012 2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections 2016 21 August 2014 David Jamieson Labour Party (UK) 102,561 50.8% Les Jones Conservative Party (UK) 54,091 26.8% Keith Rowe UK Independence Party 32,187 15.9% Ayoub Khan Liberal Democrats (UK) 12,950 6.5% 6.0% PPC Subsequent PPC Brynmor John Labour Party (UK) Kim Howells Labour Party (UK) 10.38% (1.58%)November 2014 The 2014 West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election was a by-election for the position of Police and Crime Commissioner in the West Midlands Police region of the United Kingdom, held on 21 August 2014. It was triggered by the death of Bob Jones, the inaugural West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, who died on 1 July 2014.'His shoes will be a huge pair to fill': Temporary commissioner to be chosen following Bob Jones' tragic death https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/07/02/his-shoes-will-be-a-huge-pair-to-fill-temporary-commissioner-to-be-chosen-following-bob-jones-tragic-death/ Express and Star 2 July 2014West Midlands PCC Bob Jones dies aged 59 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-28108283 BBC News 2 July 2014West Midlands PCC Bob Jones CBE dies suddenly, aged 59 http://topofthecops.com/2014/07/01/west-midlands-pcc-bob-jones-cbe-dies-suddenly-aged-59/ Thin Blue Line 2 July 2014 The election had to be held with 35 working days of the vacancy by virtue of Section 51 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.Section51 PRaSRA Legislation.gov On 4 July 2014, Birmingham City Council, who oversaw the election, confirmed that the poll would be held on 21 August 2014.sarahk http://birminghamnewsroom.com/2014/07/by-election-for-west-midlands-police-and-crime-commissioner/ Police and crime commissioner Birmingham City Council 4 July 2014 30 July 2014 Candidates On 25 July 2014, Birmingham City Council published the statement of persons nominated, which confirmed that four people had been validly nominated to stand:http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobheadername1=Content-Disposition&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1223561168707&ssbinary=true&blobheadervalue1=attachment%3B+filename%3D554447Statement_of_Persons_Nominated_PCC_By_Election_2014.pdf Statement of Persons Nominated PCC By Election 2014 Birmingham City Council David Jamieson (Labour), former member of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and former MP for Plymouth DevonportEx-MP David Jamieson secures Labour nomination for police commissioner post Birmingham PostLabour announce their candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner in West Midlands by-election LabourList Les Jones (Conservative), member of and former leader of Dudley Metropolitan Borough CouncilFormer Dudley Council leader eyes up police and crime commissioner job Stourbridge News Ayoub Khan (Liberal Democrat) barrister and former member of Birmingham City Council"Barrister who gave first aid to gun attack victim to stand as police boss" Birmingham Mail, 20 July 2014 Keith Rowe (UKIP), businessmanUKIP picks Birmingham boss as crime commissioner candidate Birmingham Mail Results Jamieson won the election with 50.83% of first preference votes on a turnout of 10.38%.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-28898347 West Midlands PCC named as David Jamieson in 10.3% turnout election BBC News 22 August 2014 22 August 2014 Turnout ranged between 9.78% in Sandwell to 11.58% in Solihull.The least popular election ever?, BBC News Alexandra Runswick, director of the pressure group Unlock Democracy, said that "few voters knew that the election was happening and even fewer cared". The previous lowest turnout for a large-scale by-election in the United Kingdom since the Second World War was 18.2%, in the 2012 Manchester Central by-election. 2014 West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election Police and Crime Commissioner by-election results http://birminghamnewsroom.com/2014/08/police-and-crime-commissioner-by-election/ Birmingham City Council Labour Party (UK) David Jamieson 201561 102561 50.8 Conservative Party (UK) Les Jones 201561 54091 26.8 UK Independence Party Keith Rowe 201561 32187 15.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ayoub Khan 201561 12950 6.5 201,789 10.38% 3,667 1.78% 205,456 10.41% 1,993,998 Labour Party (UK) Previous result West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 Police and Crime Commissioner election coverage http://birminghamnewsroom.com/2012/11/police-and-crime-commissioner-election-coverage/ Birmingham City Council 22 August 2014 21 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121121230508/http://birminghamnewsroom.com/2012/11/police-and-crime-commissioner-election-coverage/ dead Labour Party (UK) Bob Jones 117415 100130 42.00 17285 Conservative Party (UK) Matt Bennett 117415 44130 18.51 11555 Independent (politician) Cath Hannon 117415 30778 12.91 UK Independence Party Bill Etheridge 117415 17563 7.37 Independent (politician) Derek Webley 117415 17488 7.34 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ayoub Khan 117415 15413 6.47 Independent (politician) Mike Rumble 117415 12882 5.40 238,384 11.96% 7,063 2.88% 245,447 12.31% 1,993,998 Labour Party (UK) References Category:2014 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Police and crime commissioner by-elections Category:2014 in England Category:West Midlands Police Category:2010s in the West Midlands (county)