The votes for the Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner election were counted on Friday May 6.
The result is as follows:
DULY ELECTED: BACH, Willy - The Labour Party
The PCC elections used the Supplementary Voting system, where voters were able to choose a first preference candidate and a second preference candidate.
When the first preference votes had been counted, no candidate had an overall majority (more than 50%). This meant the second preference votes for the top two candidates - Willy Bach and Neil Durban Bannister - were counted. First preference and second preference votes for these two candidates were then added together and the candidate with the most total votes won the election.
Results of first preference vote count:
BACH, Willy - 67,991 votes NO OVERALL MAJORITY
BANNISTER, Neil Durban - 46,958 votes NO OVERALL MAJORITY
HILL, Sarah - 19,359 votes NO OVERALL MAJORITY
SPRASON, David - 17,815 votes NO OVERALL MAJORITY
Result of second preference vote count (for Willy Bach and Neil Bannister only):
BACH, Willy - 10,197 votes
BANNISTER, Neil Durban - 11,347 votes
Total number of first and second preference votes:
BACH, Willy - 78,188 votes
BANNISTER, Neil Durban - 58,305 votes
Overall turnout: 20.25%
For a detailed breakdown of the results from each area, pleae visit the website of North West Leicestershire District Council which was the lead authority for this election.
Details of the Leicestershire election
There are nine authorities that will be holding elections to collectively decide the successful candidate for the PCC for the Leicestershire police area. They are:
Last updated: Thu 27th January, 2022 @ 09:51