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 West Midlands

Elections for police and crime commissioners have now taken place. Simon John Foster has been elected as police and crime commissioner for West Midlands.

Click on a candidate below to view their election statement

Tom Byrne

Conservative Candidate – More Police, Safer Streets

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Tom Byrne - Portrait

Simon John Foster

Labour Party

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Simon John  Foster - Portrait

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Statement by the Police Area Returning Officer for West Midlands

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 West Midlands. Police and Crime Commissioner Elections will be held in West Midlands on 2 May 2024; the candidates standing in that election, alphabetically by surname (as they will appear on the ballot paper), are:

  • BYRNE, Tom (Conservative Candidate – More Police, Safer Streets)
  • FOSTER, Simon John (Labour Party)

I can be contacted at:

Julie Newman

Council House
Earl Street
Coventry
CV1 5RR

paro@coventry.gov.uk

02476975226

https://www.westmidlandspcc.info/