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Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner

Incumbent Ben Adams since 13 May 2021
Police, fire and crime commissioner of Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Reports to	Staffordshire electorate
Appointer	Electorate of Staffordshire
Term length	Four years
Constituting instrument	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2018^[1]
Precursor	Staffordshire Police Authority, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Fire Authority
Formation	22 November 2012 (since 1 August 2018 as the Fire Authority)
Deputy	Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner
Salary	£81,400
Website	staffordshire-pfcc.gov.uk

The Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, formerly the Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police, fire and crime commissioner (PFCC), an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Staffordshire Police and the way fire and rescue services are managed by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, in the English county of Staffordshire. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Staffordshire Police Authority. The incumbent, since 2021, is Ben Adams,^[2] who represents the Conservative Party.

Matthew Ellis was re-elected to serve another four-year term at the 2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections.

From 1 August 2018, the Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner became responsible for the governance of the fire and rescue services within Staffordshire, under the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2018.^[3] The Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner is formally known as the Staffordshire Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority, when exercising powers relating to Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Matthew Ellis announced in June 2019 that he would not seek re-election at the 2020 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections.^[4]

List of office holders

Name	Political party		From	To
Matthew Ellis		Conservative	22 November 2012	12 May 2021
Ben Adams		Conservative	13 May 2021	Incumbent

Election results

2024

2024 Staffordshire police, fire and crime commissioner election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ben Adams	73,500	45.6	−10.1
	Labour Co-op	Alastair Watson	70,128	43.5	+16.0
	Liberal Democrats	Alec Sandiford	17,666	11.0	+6.6
Turnout			161,294	19.2
	Conservative hold

2021

2021 Staffordshire police, fire and crime commissioner election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Benedict Adams	136,024	55.71	+19.45%
	Labour	Tony Kearon	67,050	27.46
	Independent	Deneice Florence-Jukes	19,102	7.82
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Whelan^[6]	10,690	4.38
	Reform UK	Michael Riley	5,504	2.25
Turnout			238,370
	Conservative hold

2016

2016 Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round	1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
	Conservative	Matthew Ellis	63,123	36.26%	11,877	75,000	53.0%
	Labour	George Adamson	54,753	31.45%	11,760	66,513	47.0%
	UKIP	Harold Gregory	27,550	15.82%
	Independent	Natalie Devaney	22,155	12.72%
	Green	Paul Woodhead	6,527	3.75%
Turnout			174,108	21.57%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors
	Conservative hold

References

^ "The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 6 June 2018, SI 2018/696
^ ^a ^b O'Brien, Andy (6 May 2021). "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.
^ "The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2018 - Explanatory Memorandum".
^ "Tories postpone police chief candidate election as only one runner approved". 12 June 2019.
^ https://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/2491/statementofpersons ^{[bare URL]}
^ @RichardMWhelan1 (7 April 2021). "I am delighted to have been nominated as the Liberal Democrat Police and Crime Commissioner Candidate for Staffords…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

Official website

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Police and crime commissioners in England	Avon and Somerset: Clare Moody Bedfordshire: John Tizard Cambridgeshire: Darryl Preston Cheshire: Dan Price Cleveland: Matt Storey Derbyshire: Nicolle Ndiweni Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly: Alison Hernandez Dorset: David Sidwick Durham: Joy Allen Gloucestershire: Chris Nelson Hampshire & Isle of Wight: Donna Jones Hertfordshire: Jonathan Ash-Edwards Humberside: Jonathan Evison Kent: Matthew Scott Lancashire: Clive Grunshaw Leicestershire: Rupert Matthews Lincolnshire: Marc Jones Merseyside: Emily Spurrell Norfolk: Sarah Taylor Northumbria: Susan Dungworth Nottinghamshire: Gary Godden Suffolk: Tim Passmore Surrey: Lisa Townsend Sussex: Katy Bourne Thames Valley: Matthew Barber Warwickshire: Philip Seccombe West Mercia: John Campion West Midlands: Simon Foster Wiltshire: Philip Wilkinson
Police, fire and crime commissioners in England	Cumbria: David Allen Essex: Roger Hirst Northamptonshire: Danielle Stone Staffordshire: Ben Adams
Police and crime commissioners in Wales	Dyfed-Powys: Dafydd Llywelyn Gwent: Jane Mudd North Wales: Andy Dunbobbin South Wales: Emma Wools
Mayors who exercise police and crime commissioner functions	South Yorkshire: Oliver Coppard West Yorkshire: Tracy Brabin
Mayors who exercise police, fire and crime commissioner functions	Greater Manchester: Andy Burnham London: Sadiq Khan York & North Yorkshire: David Skaith

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