Who is standing in the PCC elections in May?

The next PCC elections will be held on Thursday, May 5th 2016. This article originally maintained a running record of who declared. We now provide links to details of who have subsequently been confirmed as candidates by local Returning Officers.

Avon & Somerset – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Sue Mountstevens (Independent) – Declared 

Challengers:
Mark Weston (Conservative) – Declared 
Kerry Barker (Labour) – Declared 
Aaron Foot (UKIP) – Declared 
Kevin Phillips (Independent) – Declared 
Paul Crossley (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 

Bedfordshire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Olly Martins (Labour) – Declared   

Challengers: 
Kathryn Holloway (Conservative) – Declared 
Toni Bugle (English Democrats) – Declared 
Linda Jack (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 
Duncan Strachan (UKIP) – Declared 

Cambridgeshire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Graham Bright (Conservative) – Will not stand

Challengers:
Nick Clarke (UKIP) – Declared 
Jason Ablewhite (Conservative) – Declared 
Rupert Moss-Eccardt (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 
David Baigent (Labour) – Declared  
Steven Goldspink (English Democrats) – Declared  

Cheshire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: John Dwyer (Conservative) – Declared

Challengers:
Kevin Murphy (Independent) – withdrawn 
Neil Lewis (Liberal Democrat) – Declared  
David Keane (Labour) – Declared 

Cleveland – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Barry Coppinger (Labour) – Declared 

Challengers:
Matthew Vickers (Conservative) – Declared 
Sultan Alam (Independent) – Declared 

Cumbria – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Richard Rhodes (Conservative) – Will not stand

Challengers:
Peter McCall (Conservative) – Declared 
Loraine Birchall (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 
Mary Robinson (Independent) – Declared 
Reg Watson (Labour) – Declared 

Derbyshire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Alan Charles (Labour) – Will not stand – also see link

Challengers:
Richard Bright (Conservative) – Declared 
Hardyal Dhindsa (Labour) – Declared 
Stuart Yeowart (UKIP) – Declared 

Devon & Cornwall – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Tony Hogg (Conservative) – Will not stand

Challengers:
Alison Hernandez (Conservative) – Declared 
Bob Spencer (Independent) – Declared 
Gareth Derrick (Labour) – Declared 
Richard Younger-Ross (Liberal Democrat) – Declared  
Jonathan Smith (UKIP) – Declared 
William Morris (Independent) – Declared 

Dorset – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Martyn Underhill (Independent) – Declared – also see link

Challengers:
Patrick Canavan (Labour) – Declared 
Andrew Graham (Conservative) – Declared 
Lester Taylor (UKIP) – Declared 

Durham – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Ron Hogg (Labour) – Declared 

Challengers: 
Peter Cuthbertson (Conservative) – Declared 
Craig Martin (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 

Dyfed-Powys – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Christopher Salmon (Conservative) – Declared

Challengers:
Dafydd Llywelyn (Plaid Cymru) – Declared 
Kevin Madge (Labour) – Declared  
Richard Church (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 

Essex – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Nick Alston (Conservative) – Will not stand

Challengers: 
Roger Hirst (Conservative) – Declared
Bob Spink (UKIP) – Declared   
Martin Terry (Independent) – Declared  
Robin Tilbrook (English Democrat) – Declared – now withdrawn
Chris Vince (Labour) – Declared 
Kevin McNamara (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 

Gloucestershire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Martin Surl (Independent) – Declared

Challengers: 
Will Windsor-Clive (Conservative) – Declared 
Barry Kirby (Labour) – Declared 

Note: Liberal Democrats will not contest the seat 

Greater Manchester

PCC: Tony Lloyd (Labour) Now interim GM mayor
PCC role will be abolished in 2017, no PCC election in 2016

Gwent – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Ian Johnston (Independent) – will not stand

Challengers:
Darren Jones (Plaid Cymru) – Declared
Jeff Cuthbert (Labour) – Declared  
Dr Louise Brown (Conservative) – Declared 

Hampshire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Simon Hayes (Independent) – Declared

Challengers: 
Michael Lane (Conservative) – Declared  
Roy Swales (UKIP) – Declared 
Robin Price (Labour) though was originally Dr Michael Bennett? – Declared 
Steve Watts (Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief) – Declared 
Don Jerrard (Independent) – Declared 

Hertfordshire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: David Lloyd (Conservative) – Declared 

Challengers: 
Mark Hughes (UKIP) – Declared 
Chris White (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 
Alex Longmore (Green) – Declared 
Kerry Pollard (Labour) – Declared 

Humberside – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Matthew Grove (Conservative) – Declared

Challengers: 
Kevin Riddiough (English Democrats) – Declared 
Keith Hunter (Labour) – Declared  
Denis Healy (Liberal Democrats) – Declared 
Michael Whitehead (UKIP) – Declared 

Kent – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Ann Barnes (Independent) – Will not stand

Challengers:
Tristan Osborne (Labour) – Declared  
Matthew Scott (Conservative) – Declared 
Henry Bolton (UKIP) – Declared 
Fergus Wilson (Independent) – Declared  
Steve Uncles (English Democrats) – Declared 
Tim Garbutt (Independent) – Declared 
Dave Naghi (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 
Gurvinder Sandher (Independent) – Declared 

Lancashire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Clive Grunshaw (Labour) – Declared 

Challengers: 
Andrew Pratt (Conservative) – Declared 
Valerie Morris (English Democrats) – Declared 
Graham Roach (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 

Leicestershire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Clive Loader (Conservative) – Will not stand

Challengers:
Neil Bannister (Conservative) – Declared 
Lord Willy Bach (Labour) – Declared – note, Lord Bach is Labour’s Shadow Justice Minister in the House of Lords
Oliver Healey (English Democrats) – Declared 
David Sprason (UKIP) – Declared 
Sarah Hill (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 

Lincolnshire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Alan Hardwick (Independent) – Will not stand 

Challengers:
Marc Jones (Conservative) – Declared 
Victoria Ayling (UKIP) – Declared 
Lucinda Preston (Labour) – Declared 

Merseyside – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Jane Kennedy (Labour) – Declared 

Challengers:
David Burgess-Joyce (Conservative) – Declared 
Chris Carubia (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 

Norfolk – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Stephen Bett (Independent) – Declared

Challengers:
Lorne Green (Conservative) – Declared 
David Moreland (UKIP) – Declared 
Jacky Howe (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 
Chris Jones (Labour) – Declared 
Martin Schmierer (Green) – Declared

Northamptonshire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Adam Simmonds (Conservative) – Will not stand

Challengers: 
Stephen Mold (Conservative) – Declared 
Derek Hilling (English Democrat) – Declared 
Justin Brown (Independent) – Declared now withdrawn 
Kevin McKeever (Labour) – Declared 
Sam Watts (UKIP) – Declared 

Northumbria – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Vera Baird (Labour) – Declared 

Challengers:
Stuart Hay (Conservative) – Declared 
Dr Jonathan Wallace (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 

North Wales – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Winston Roddick (Independent) – Declared now withdrawn 

Challengers: 
David Taylor (Labour) – Declared  
Arfon Jones (Plaid Cymru) – Declared 
Julian Sandham (Independent) – Declared  
Simon Wall (UKIP) – Declared 
Matt Wright (Conservative) – Declared 

North Yorkshire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Julia Mulligan (Conservative) – Declared

Challengers:
Mike Pannett (Independent) – Declared 
Alan England (English Democrats) – Declared 
Steve Howley (Labour) – Declared 
James Blanchard (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 

Nottinghamshire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Paddy Tipping (Labour) – Declared 

Challengers:
Tony Harper (Conservative) – Declared 
Jason Zadrozny (Independent) – Declared 
Tony Bates (Independent) – Declared 

South Wales – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Alun Michael (Labour) – understood standing, and see link

Challengers: 
Mike Baker (Independent) – Declared 
Judith Woodman (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 

South Yorkshire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Alan Billings (Labour) – understood standing, and see link

Challengers:
Ian Walker (Conservative) – Declared  
David Allen (English Democrats) – Declared 
Gavin Felton (UKIP) – Declared 
Joe Otten (Liberal Democrat) – Declared

Staffordshire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Matthew Ellis (Conservative) – Declared

Challengers:
George Adamson (Labour) – Declared  
Paul Woodhead (Green) – Declared 
Natalie Devaney (Independent) – Declared 

Suffolk – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Tim Passmore (Conservative) – Declared

Challengers:
Colin Sutton (Independent) – Declared now withdrawn 
Tony Holyoak (English Democrats) – Declared 
Helen Korfanty (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 
Simon Tobin (UKIP) – Declared 
Cath Pickles (Labour) – Declared 
Terence Carter (Green) – Declared 

Surrey – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Kevin Hurley (Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief) – no intention yet declared, though understood to be standing

Challengers:
David Munro (Conservative) – Declared 
Graham Moore (English Democrats) – Declared 
Paul Kennedy (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 
Howard Kaye (Labour) – Declared 
Julia Searle (UKIP) – Declared 
Camille Juliff – Declared 

Sussex – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Katy Bourne (Conservative) – Declared

Challengers:
Matt Taylor (Independent) – Declared 
Patrick Lowe (UKIP) – Declared 
Ben Duncan (Independent) – Declared 
James Walsh (Liberal Democrats) – Declared 
Michael Jones (Labour) – Declared 
James Doyle (Green) – Declared 

Thames Valley – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Anthony Stansfeld (Conservative) – Reported standing 

Challengers:
Julia Gasper (English Democrats) – Declared 
Laetisia Carter (Labour) – Declared 
Lea Trainer (UKIP) – Declared 
John Howson (Liberal Democrats) – Declared

Warwickshire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Ron Ball (Independent) – Will not stand 

Challengers:
Philip Seccombe (Conservative) – Declared 
David Whitehouse (Independent) – Declared  
Ben Twomey (Independent) – Declared 
Julie Jackson (Labour) – Declared 
Nicola Davies (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 

West Mercia – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Bill Longmore (Independent) – Will not stand 

Challengers:
John-Paul Campion (Conservative) – Declared 
Dan Walton (Labour) – Declared  
Andrew Catlin (Independent) – Declared but now understood withdrawn
Barrie Sheldon (Independent) – Declared 
Peter Jewell (UKIP) – Declared 
John Raine (Green) – Declared 
Margaret Rowley (Liberal Democrat) – Declared 

West Midlands – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: David Jamieson (Labour) – Declared 

Challengers:
Les Jones (Conservative) – Declared 

West Yorkshire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Mark Burns-Williamson (Labour) – understood standing, and see link

Challengers:
Allan Doherty (Conservative) – Declared 
Therese Hirst (English Democrats) – Declared 
Peter Corkindale (UKIP) – Declared 

Wiltshire – confirmed candidates now here

PCC: Angus Macpherson (Conservative) – Declared

Challengers:
Kevin Small (Labour) – Declared