# Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by the Cambridgeshire Constabulary in the English County of Cambridgeshire. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Cambridgeshire Police Authority.
The post was filled by Sir Graham Bright from 2012 to 2016, then by Jason Ablewhite, both of whom represented the Conservative Party. On 11 November 2019, Ablewhite resigned as Police and Crime Commissioner following his referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after a complaint from a member of the public alleging that Ablewhite had sent her unsolicited indecent photographs of himself via social media. He was succeeded by his deputy, Peterborough councillor Ray Bisby until the Police and Crime Commissioner elections in May 2021 (postponed from May 2020 due to Covid-19).
The 2021 election was won by the Conservative Darryl Preston.
The 2024 election was held under First Past the Post with the Conservative Darry Preston securing re-election by a narrow margin of 2.1% over the Labour candidate, Anna Smith.

## List of Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioners

| Name | Political party | Dates in office |
| Sir Graham Bright | Conservative Party | 22 November 2012 to 11 May 2016 |
| Jason Ablewhite | Conservative Party | 12 May 2016 to 11 November 2019 |
| Ray Bisby (acting) | Conservative Party | 27 November 2019 to 12 May 2021 |
| Darryl Preston | Conservative Party | 13 May 2021 to present |

## Elections

Cambridgeshire Commissioner election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Conservative | Sir Graham Bright | 23,731 | 26.8% | 7,909 | 31,640 | | ​​ |
| | Labour | Ed Murphy | 17,576 | 19.8% | 7,538 | 25,114 | | ​​ |
| | UKIP | Paul Bullen | 14,504 | 16.4% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Ansar Ali | 12,706 | 14.3% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rupert Moss-Eccardt | 7,530 | 8.5% | | | | ​​ |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Goldspink | 7,219 | 8.1% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Farooq Mohammed | 5,337 | 6% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,501 | 15.9% | | | | |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |
Cambridgeshire Commissioner election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Conservative | Jason David Ablewhite | 63,614 | 36.2% | 18,237 | 81,851 | | ​​ |
| | Labour | Dave Baigent | 54,426 | 31.0% | 18,054 | 72,480 | | ​​ |
| | UKIP | Nick Clarke | 29,698 | 16.9% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rupert Moss-Eccardt | 27,884 | 15.8% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175,622 | 30.56% | | | | |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |
Cambridgeshire Commissioner election, 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Conservative | Darryl Preston | 99,034 | 42.9% | 15,019 | 114,053 | | ​​ |
| | Labour | Nicky Massey | 72,313 | 31.3% | 29,882 | 102,195 | | ​​ |
| | Reform UK | Sue Morris | 8,031 | 3.5% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rupert Moss-Eccardt | 51,490 | 22.3% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 230,868 | 37.01% | | | | |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |
Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2024 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Darryl Preston | 61,688 | 38.1% |
| Labour | Anna Smith | 58,304 | 36% |
| Liberal Democrats | Edna Murphy | 41,984 | 25.9% |