# Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner

The Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Devon and Cornwall Police in the English counties of Devon and Cornwall. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Devon and Cornwall Police Authority. The current incumbent is Alison Hernandez, who represents the Conservative Party.

## List of Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioners

| Name | Political party | Dates in office |
| Tony Hogg | Conservative Party | 22 November 2012 to 11 May 2016 |
| Alison Hernandez | Conservative Party | 12 May 2016 to present |

## Electoral record
### 2024 election

Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alison Selina (Sosa) Hernandez | 131,764 | 43.3 | −6.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Daniel John Steel | 107,897 | 35.4 | +15.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Lodge | 64,790 | 21.3 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 304,451 | 22.5 | −13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,867 | 7.9 | −21.87 |
Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2024, Plymouth Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Daniel John Steel | 28,645 | 47.69 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | Alison Selina (Sosa) Hernandez | 23,364 | 38.87 | −11.18 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Lodge | 8,073 | 13.44 | +4.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,064 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,281 | 8.82 | |
Devon & Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2024. Cornwall results only. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alison Selina (Sosa) Hernandez | 35,536 | 43.76 | −6.04 |
| | Labour | Daniel John Steel | 28,290 | 34.84 | +16.24 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Robert Lodge | 17,372 | 21.39 | +1.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,210 | 18.8 | ? |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7246 | 8.92 | −23.31 |
Devon & Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2024. Isles of Scilly results only. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alison Selina (Sosa) Hernandez | 134 | 49.63 | −2.7 |
| | Labour | Daniel John Steel | 77 | 28.52 | +12.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Robert Lodge | 59 | 21.85 | +4.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 270 | ? | ? |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 21.11 | −14.77 |

### 2021 election

Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2021 - Overall results$^{:23}$ :
| 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 | Alison Hernandez | 247,173 | 49.97% | 28,044 | 275,217 | 65.19% | ​​ |
| | Labour | Gareth Derrick | 99,894 | 20.20% | 47,085 | 146,979 | 34.81% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Blake | 88,318 | 17.86% | | | | ​​ |
| | Green | Stuart Jackson | 59,242 | 11.98% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 494,627 | 36.1% | | | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16,101 | 3.15% | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 510,381 | 37.22% | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2021 - Cornwall only results :
| 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 | Alison Hernandez | 82,302 | 49.80% | 9,951 | 92,253 | 66.13% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Blake | 32,221 | 19.50% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour | Gareth Derrick | 30,738 | 18.60% | 16,504 | 47,242 | 33.87% | ​​ |
| | Green | Stuart Jackson | 20,005 | 12.10% | | | | ​​ |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 165,266 | | | | |
Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2021 - Mid Devon only results :
| 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 | Alison Hernandez | 12,188 | 51.74% | 1,421 | 13,609 | 69.61% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Blake | 4,597 | 19.51% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour | Gareth Derrick | 3,695 | 15.68% | 2,246 | 5,941 | 30.39% | ​​ |
| | Green | Stuart Jackson | 3,078 | 13.07% | | | | ​​ |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,558 | | | | |
Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2021 - Plymouth only results :
| 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 | Alison Hernandez | 33,836 | 50.15% | 2,452 | 36,288 | 58.05% | ​​ |
| | Labour | Gareth Derrick | 21,923 | 32.49% | 4,298 | 26,221 | 41.95% | ​​ |
| | Green | Stuart Jackson | 5,888 | 8.73% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Blake | 5,824 | 8.63% | | | | ​​ |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,471 | | | | |
Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2021 - Torbay only results :
| 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 | Alison Hernandez | 14,422 | 57.06% | 1,538 | 15,960 | 73.06% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Blake | 5,505 | 21.78% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour | Gareth Derrick | 3,489 | 13.81% | 2,396 | 5,885 | 26.94% | ​​ |
| | Green | Stuart Jackson | 1,857 | 7.35% | | | | ​​ |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,273 | | | | |

### 2016 election

Devon and Cornwall 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 |
| | Conservative | Alison Hernandez | 69,354 | 24.4% | 21,682 | 91,036 | 51.1% | ​​ |
| | Labour | Gareth Derrick | 66,519 | 23.4% | 20,723 | 87,242 | 48.9% | ​​ |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Smith | 49,659 | 17.5% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Bob Spencer | 41,382 | 14.6% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Younger-Ross | 35,154 | 12.4% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | William Morris | 22,395 | 7.9% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 284,463 | 22.1% | | | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9,657 | 3.3% | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 294,120 | | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |