Police and Crime Commissioner
Elected office overseeing policing in an English force area, elected by Supplementary Vote from 2026.
An elected office overseeing policing in an English force area, returned to Supplementary Vote elections for contests noticed on or after 18 June under the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.
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How are Police and Crime Commissioners elected now that the Supplementary Vote has returned?
Timeline for Police and Crime Commissioner
How English mayors got the transfer vote back
UK Local Elections 2026Background
A Police and Crime Commissioner is an elected office overseeing policing and holding chief constables to account in an English force area. Elections for the role returned to the Supplementary Vote system for contests noticed on or after 18 June 2026, reversing the Elections Act 2022's move to First Past the Post.
The change was made by the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, which received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026. Under the restored system, second preferences settle any race where no candidate wins outright on first preferences.
This evidence set carries no further record of individual Police and Crime Commissioner elections beyond the change of voting system, so nothing further is established here.
What is a Police and Crime Commissioner?
How are Police and Crime Commissioners elected in 2026?
What does a Police and Crime Commissioner do?
How is a Police and Crime Commissioner elected?
