# Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner

The Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Lancashire Police in the English County of Lancashire. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Lancashire Police Authority.
On 2 May 2024 Clive Grunshaw re-won the post with a 34,357 majority. He was elected with 135,638 votes compared to incumbent Andrew Snowden's 101,281, with a 26.22% turnout. Neil Darby, the Liberal Democrat candidate came third with 51,252 votes. 9,534 ballots were spoiled. Grunshaw had previously held the post from 2012-2021, and was defeated in 2021 by Snowden.

## List of Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioners

| Name | Political party | From | To |
| Clive Grunshaw | Labour | 22 November 2012 | 12 May 2021 |
| Andrew Snowden | Conservative | 13 May 2021 | 8 May 2024 |
| Clive Grunshaw | Labour | 9 May 2024 | Incumbent |

## Election results

Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clive Grunshaw | 135,638 | 45.56% | +5.28 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Snowden | 101,281 | 34.02% | −9.39 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Darby | 51,252 | 17.22% | +8.65 |
| | Spoilt vote | n/a | 9,534 | 3.20% | +0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 288,171 | 26.2% | −7.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 297,705 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | | | |
Lancashire Police and Crime 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 | Andrew Snowden | 166,202 | 43.41% | 15,152 | 181,354 | 51.27% | ​​ |
| | Labour | Clive Grunshaw | 154,195 | 40.28% | 18,167 | 172,362 | 48.73% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Darby | 32,813 | 8.57% | | | | ​​ |
| | Reform UK | Mark James Barker | 17,926 | 4.68% | | | | ​​ |
| | Spoilt vote | n/a | 11,696 | 3.05% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 371,136 | 33.7% | | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 382,832 | | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
Lancashire Police and Crime 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 |
| | Labour | Clive Grunshaw | 132,261 | 43.8% | 20,453 | 152,714 | 56.2% | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Andy Pratt | 96,746 | 32.0% | 22,195 | 118,941 | 43.8% | ​​ |
| | UKIP | James Barker | 49,987 | 16.5% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Roach | 23,164 | 7.7% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 302,158 | 28.1% | | | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Lancashire Police and Crime 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 |
| | Labour | Clive Grunshaw | 66,017 | 39.28% | 13,773 | 79,790 | 52.1% | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Tim Ashton | 58,428 | 34.76% | 14,834 | 73,262 | 47.9% | ​​ |
| | UKIP | Robert Drobny | 25,228 | 15.01% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Afzal Anwar | 18,396 | 10.95% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 168,069 | 15.05% | | | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4,643 | 2.69% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 172,712 | 15.47 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,116,623 | | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |