2012 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections

Avon and Somerset Constabulary

• Bob Ashford was the original Labour candidate,^[33][34] but stood down on 8 August due to a conviction for possession of an offensive weapon, received when aged 13,^[35][36] and was replaced by Dr John Savage, a businessman who chairs a local NHS hospital trust.^[37]
• Cllr Pete Levy was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[38]
• Cllr Ken Maddock, former leader of Somerset County Council, was the Conservative candidate.^[39][40]
• Sue Mountstevens, a Bristol magistrate, was an independent candidate.^[41]
• Ian Kealey was selected as the UKIP candidate, but withdrew.^[42]

Bedfordshire Police

• Kevin Carroll stood for the British Freedom Party.^[38]
• Linda Jack, a teacher, stood for the Liberal Democrats.
• Olly Martins was the Labour and Co-operative candidate.^[33][46][47]
• Jas Parmar, a former police officer, was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Mezanur Rashid, a community worker, was an independent candidate.^[48]

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

• Ansar Ali, a member of the Police Authority, stood as an independent candidate.^[38][52]
• Graham Bright, former Conservative MP for Luton South, was the Conservative candidate,^[52][53] replacing former RAF officer Air commodore John Pye, who was initially selected as the Conservative candidate but later stood down.^[39]
• Paul Bullen, a magistrate, was the UKIP candidate.^[52][54]
• Stephen Goldspink, former Peterborough councillor, stood for the English Democrats.^[52][55]
• Farooq Mohammed stood as an independent candidate.^[52]
• Rupert Moss-Eccardt, former Cambridge councillor, stood for the Liberal Democrats.^[52]
• Cllr Ed Murphy was the Labour candidate.^[33][38][52]

Cheshire Constabulary

• Ainsley Arnold, Vice Chairman of Cheshire Police Authority, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[57]
• Louise Bours, a former councillor and Mayor of Congleton, was the UKIP candidate.^[57]
• John Dwyer, former assistant chief constable of Cheshire, was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Sarah Flannery, a businesswoman, stood as an independent.^[57]
• Cllr John Stockton was the Labour candidate.^[33][58]

Cleveland Police

• Sultan Allam was an Independent.
• Cllr Barry Coppinger was the Labour candidate.^[33]
• Cllr Ken Lupton was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Cllr Joe Michna was the Green Party candidate.

Cumbria Constabulary

• Cllr Pru Jupe was the Liberal Democrat candidate.
• Patrick Leonard was the Labour candidate.^[33]
• Richard Rhodes, a magistrate and former headmaster, was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Cllr Mary Robinson stood as an independent candidate.

Derbyshire Constabulary

• Alan Charles, Police Authority Deputy, was the Labour candidate.^[33]
• David Gale, a businessman, was the UKIP candidate.
• Rod Hutton, a former Police Officer, stood as an independent.
• Cllr Simon Spencer, Deputy Leader of Derbyshire County Council, was the Conservative candidate.^[39]

Devon and Cornwall Police

• Brian Blake, a former Devon and Cornwall Constabulary and Ministry of Defence police officer with three decades service with Devon and Cornwall Police and thirteen years service with the Ministry of Defence Police, stood for the Liberal Democrats.^[68]
• Brian Greenslade, former chairman of Devon & Cornwall Police Authority, former Liberal Democrat chairman of Devon County Council and resources chair and board member APA, stood as an independent.^[39]
• Commodore Tony Hogg, commanding officer of RNAS Culdrose, was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Ivan Jordan RIBA, chartered architect and farmer, stood as an independent^[69]
• William Morris, secretary general of the Next Century Foundation (NFC) and chairman of the International Council for Press and Broadcasting, stood as an independent candidate.^[70]
• John Smith, a former chairman of Devon & Cornwall Police Authority and former Liberal Democrat Devon County councillor, stood as an independent.^[71]
• Nicky Williams was the Labour candidate.^[33]

Dorset Police

• Cllr Andy Canning was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[73]
• Cllr Nick King was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Rachael Rogers was the Labour candidate.^[33]
• Retired Detective Chief Inspector Martyn Underhill stood as an Independent^[46]

Durham Constabulary

• Michael Costello was the UKIP candidate. He had formerly worked with the Durham force on IT projects.^[76]
• Ron Hogg, former Deputy Chief Constable of Cleveland, was the Labour candidate.^[33]
• Kingsley Smith, former Chief Executive of Durham County Council, stood as an independent candidate.^[76]
• Nick Varley was the Conservative candidate.^[39]

Essex Police

• Nick Alston, a retired naval officer and director in the Civil Service, was the Conservative candidate.^[39][78]
• Linda Belgrove, former Vice Chair of Essex Police Authority, was an independent candidate.
• Val Morris Cook, deputy leader of Thurrock Council, was the Labour candidate.^[33]
• Andrew Smith, a businessman, was the UKIP candidate.
• Mick Thwaites, a former chief superintendent, stood as an independent.^[46]
• Robin Tilbrook, National Chairman of the English Democrats, stood as the English Democrats' candidate.^[46]

Gloucestershire Constabulary

• Victoria Atkins, a lawyer, was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Alistair Cameron, former leader of Cheltenham Borough Council, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[81]
• Rupi Dhanda, a lawyer, was the Labour candidate.^[33]
• Retired Superintendent Martin Surl stood as an independent^[46]

Greater Manchester Police

• Matt Gallagher, a former police officer, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[86]
• Tony Lloyd, Labour MP for Manchester Central until he resigned to fight this election, was the Labour candidate.^[33][46]
• Roy Warren, a magistrate, stood as an independent candidate.
• Michael Winstanley was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Steven Woolfe, a lawyer, was the UKIP candidate.

Hampshire Constabulary

• Cllr David Goodall, an Eastleigh Borough councillor, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[90]
• Simon Hayes was an independent.^[91] He is chairman of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Crimestoppers, Conservative Councillor and former chair of Hampshire Police Authority.
• Michael Mates, former Conservative MP for East Hampshire, was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Cllr Jacqui Rayment was the Labour candidate.^[39]
• Cllr Stephen West, after departing from the Conservative Party, was the UKIP candidate.^[92]

Hertfordshire Constabulary

• Cllr Sherma Batson was the Labour candidate.^[33]
• Cllr David Lloyd was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Marion Mason, a former councillor, was the UKIP candidate.
• Cllr Christopher Townsend was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[95]

Humberside Police

• Godfrey Bloom, UKIP MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, was the UKIP candidate, while his running mate^{[clarification needed]} was Mike Speakman, the former Humberside Police Deputy Chief Constable.^[99][100]
• Cllr Simone Butterworth, former leader of Hull City Council, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[101]
• Paul Davison, a former chief superintendent, stood as an independent.^[100]
• Cllr Matthew Grove was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• John Prescott, former deputy prime minister of the United Kingdom, was the Labour candidate having defeated Ian Cawsey, former MP for Brigg and Goole in the nomination process.^[33][102]
• Walter Sweeney, former Conservative MP for Vale of Glamorgan, ran as an independent.^[100]
• Neil Eyre also stood as an independent.

Kent Police

• Ann Barnes, magistrate and former chair of Kent Police Authority, stood as an independent.^[105][106]
• Dayantha Liyanage, former Liberal Democrat mayor of Medway, stood as an independent.^[107][108]
• Cllr Craig Mackinlay, chartered accountant/tax adviser, Conservative councillor on Medway Council and former UKIP acting leader, was the Conservative candidate having defeated Francois Gordon, former Ambassador to Ivory Coast and Jan Berry, former Chairwoman of the Police Federation of England and Wales in the nomination process.^[39][109]
• Steven Uncles, NHS IT and facilities manager, was the English Democrats candidate.^[110]
• Cllr Piers Wauchope, criminal barrister and UKIP councillor on Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, was the UKIP candidate.^[111]
• Cllr Harriet Yeo, president of the TSSA, chair of the NEC and leader of the Labour Group on Ashford Borough Council, was the Labour candidate.^[33][46]

Lancashire Constabulary

• Afzal Anwar, a barrister, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.
• Cllr Tim Ashton, of Lancashire County Council was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Cllr Robert Drobny, former Deputy Mayor of Preesall, was the UKIP candidate.
• Cllr Clive Grunshaw, former chair of resources for the Lancashire Police Authority, was the Labour candidate.^[33]

Leicestershire Constabulary

• Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Loader, a parish councillor^[117] who was until 2009 the Commander-in-Chief of the RAF Air Command, was the Conservative candidate.^[39][118]
• Suleman Nagdi, a community worker and businessman, stood as an independent.^[119]
• Cllr Sarah Russell, an assistant mayor of Leicester City Council and chair of the Safer Leicester Partnership which coordinates the police, Probation Service, NHS and city council,^[120] was the Labour candidate.^[33][121]

Lincolnshire Police

• Mervyn Barrett, a crime reduction expert and former government advisor, stood as an independent^[125] but withdrew.^[126]
• David Bowles, former Chief Executive of Lincolnshire County Council, stood as an independent under the banner "Campaign to Stop Politicians Running Policing".^[127]
• Cllr Richard Davies was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Cllr Paul Gleeson was the Labour candidate.^[128]
• Alan Hardwick, former TV presenter, stood as an independent.^[129]

Merseyside Police

• Geoff Gubb, a businessman, was the Conservative candidate.^[135][136]
• Hilary Jones, a magistrate, was the UKIP candidate.
• Jane Kennedy, former Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree, was the Labour candidate, having defeated Peter Kilfoyle, former MP for Liverpool Walton in the nomination process.^[33][137]
• Paula Keaveney, former Lib Dem councillor, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.
• Kiron Reid was an independent candidate. A lecturer in law at Liverpool University, former Liverpool City Councillor for Anfield and Merseyside Police Authority member, Reid was a Liberal Democrat activist previously.^[138]

Norfolk Constabulary

• Colonel Jamie Athill was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Stephen Bett, a former Conservative county councillor and former police authority chairman, stood as an independent candidate.^[141]
• Cllr James Joyce, a Norfolk county councillor and former Norfolk Police Authority member, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[142]
• Cllr Steve Morphew, former leader of Norwich City Council, was the Labour candidate.^[33][46]

North Yorkshire Police

With two candidates, the voting system was first past the post.^[145]

Northamptonshire Constabulary

• Lee Barron, the Labour candidate, announced his intention to withdraw on 31 October, when he revealed that he had committed a minor offence 22 years ago, which meant that he would be ineligible to take up the post if elected. As he missed the official deadline to withdraw, his name still appeared on the ballot paper as the Labour Party candidate.^[148]
• Jim MacArthur stood for UKIP.^[38]
• John Norrie was an independent candidate.^[149]
• Adam Simmonds was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Paul Varnsverry, former Northampton borough councillor, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.

Northumbria Police

• Vera Baird, former Labour MP for Redcar, was the Labour candidate having defeated Hilton Dawson, former MP for Lancaster and Wyre in the nomination process.^[33][46]
• Alistair Baxter, a businessman with 40 years of experience, was the candidate for UKIP.^[151]
• Phil Butler, a former Detective Inspector and Newcastle upon Tyne resident, was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Peter Andras, a Councillor for Jesmond in Newcastle upon Tyne and a Newcastle University lecturer, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.

Nottinghamshire Police

• Dr Raj Chandran, a retired GP, stood as an independent candidate.^[154]
• Tony Roberts, Newark and Sherwood District councillor, was the Conservative candidate after the former leader of Bassetlaw District Council, Mike Quigley, pulled out due to a "minor offence" committed in 1968.^[155]
• Malcolm Spencer, a former detective who served with the police force for 30 years, stood as an independent candidate.^[154]
• Paddy Tipping, former Labour MP for Sherwood, was the Labour candidate.^[33][46]

South Yorkshire Police

• David Allen was the English Democrats candidate.^[159]
• Jonathan Arnott, General Secretary of the UK Independence Party, was the UKIP candidate^[160]
• Nigel Bonson was the Conservative candidate.^[161]
• Robert Teal was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[162]
• Shaun Wright, Vice-chair of the South Yorkshire Police Authority, was the Labour candidate, having defeated Meredydd Hughes, former Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police in the nomination process.^[33]

Shaun Wright resigned on 16 September 2014, necessitating the 2014 South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner by-election

Staffordshire Police

With two candidates, the voting system was first past the post.

Suffolk Constabulary

• Jane Basham was the Labour candidate.^[33]
• David Cocks was an independent candidate .^[166]
• Cllr Tim Passmore was the Conservative candidate.^[39]

Surrey Police

• Robert Evans, former Labour MEP, was the Labour candidate.^[33]
• Kevin Hurley stood as Zero Tolerance Policing Ex Chief.^[38]
• Julie Iles, a magistrate, was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Nick O'Shea was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[171]
• Peter Williams, the former chairman of Surrey Police Authority, was an independent candidate.^[38]

Sussex Police

• Cllr Katy Bourne was the Conservative candidate.^[39][173]
• Ian Chisnall stood as an independent candidate.^[174][175]
• Cllr Godfrey Daniel was the Labour candidate.^[33][176]

Thames Valley Police

• Professor John Howson, an expert in education, a magistrate and a leading member of the Magistrates' Association, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[179]
• Brigadier Anthony Stansfeld, former Chief of Staff Intelligence in the Far East, was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Tim Starkey was the Labour candidate.^[33]

Warwickshire Police

• Fraser Pithie, former councillor, was the Conservative candidate.^[39][46]
• James Plaskitt, the former Labour MP for Warwick and Leamington, was the Labour candidate.^[33][182]

West Mercia Police

• Cllr Adrian Blackshaw was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Bill Longmore stood as an independent.^[184]
• Simon Murphy, former Labour MEP for West Midlands constituency, was the Labour candidate.^[33]

West Midlands Police

• Matt Bennett was the Conservative candidate.^[39]
• Bob Jones was the Labour candidate.^[33][186]

Bob Jones died on 1 July 2014, necessitating the 2014 West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election.^[187]

West Yorkshire Police

• Mark Burns-Williamson OBE was the Labour candidate.^[33][189]
• Cllr Geraldine Carter was the Conservative candidate.^[39]

Wiltshire Police

• Paul Batchelor was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[193][194]
• Cllr Angus Macpherson was the Conservative candidate.^[39][194]
• Claire Moody was the Labour candidate.^[33][194]
• John Short, a former deputy Chief Executive of Swindon Borough Council and then a councillor for Highworth ward (elected as a Conservative) was the UKIP candidate.^[194][195]
• Liam Silcocks stood as an independent.^[194][196]
• Counter terrorism specialist Colin Skelton was an independent candidate.^[194][197]

Dyfed-Powys Police

With two candidates, the voting system was first past the post.

Gwent Police

• Retired Chief superintendent Ian Johnston stood as an Independent^[201]
• Solicitor Hamish Sandison was the Labour candidate.^[33][46]
• Nick Webb was the Conservative candidate.^[202]
• Retired Police Sergeant Christopher Edwin Wright stood as an independent^[46]

A polling station in Bettws in Newport had a turnout of zero.^[204]

North Wales Police

South Wales Police

• Former Police Sergeant turned lawyer Michael A. Baker stood for election as an independent candidate^[206][207]
• Former Prison Officer Caroline Jones was the Conservative Party candidate^[208]
• Former First Secretary and Labour and Co-operative MP Alun Michael, who represented Cardiff South and Penarth, was the Labour and Co-operative candidate.^{[33][47][209]}
• Retired businessman Antonio Verderame stood as an independent candidate.^[210]