The PCC ‘blue wave’: Let the takeover commence

1st June 2021Martyn Underhill, Former PCC & Police officer

The police and crime commissioner elections on 6 May saw a ‘blue wave’ of results, as Conservative successes dominated by more than three to one with 29 candidates elected, compared to only eight Labour, one Plaid-Cymru and no independents; Martyn Underhill, who stood down as independent PCC for Dorset at the last election, muses over the surprising election results and what they mean for policing.

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The PCC ‘blue wave’: Let the takeover commence

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