Police and crime commissioners

Police and crime commissioners are elected by the public to ensure the policing needs of communities are met as effectively as possible and to oversee how crime is tackled in your police force area.

Candidates for Staffordshire

Elections for police and crime commissioners and police, fire and crime commissioners have now taken place. Ben Adams has been elected as police, fire and crime commissioner for Staffordshire.

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Ben Adams

Conservative Party – More Police, Safer Streets

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Ben Adams - Portrait

Alec Sandiford

Liberal Democrats

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Alec  Sandiford - Portrait

Alastair Watson

Labour & Co-Operative Party

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Alastair Watson - Portrait

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Statement by the Police Area Returning Officer for Staffordshire

This website contains more information about those candidates (where provided) and other information useful to voters. The information provided by a candidate is their responsibility, and may not reflect the opinions of myself or my council. As Police Area Returning Officer I am responsible for coordinating the election and announcing the result in Staffordshire. Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Elections will be held in Staffordshire on 2 May 2024; the candidates standing in that election, alphabetically by surname (as they will appear on the ballot paper), are:

  • ADAMS, Ben (Conservative Party – More Police, Safer Streets)
  • SANDIFORD, Alec (Liberal Democrats)
  • WATSON, Alastair (Labour & Co-Operative Party)

I can be contacted at:

Andy O'Brien

King Edwards Place
Town Hall
Burton upon Trent
DE14 2EB

andy.o'brien@eaststaffsbc.gov.uk