# Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner

The Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is a police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Thames Valley Police in the ceremonial English counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Thames Valley Police Authority. The current incumbent is Matthew Barber, who represents the Conservative Party.

## List of Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioners

| Name | Political party | Political party | From | To |
| Anthony Stansfeld | | Conservative | 22 November 2012 | 12 May 2021 |
| Matthew Barber | | Conservative | 13 May 2021 | Incumbent |

## Elections

Elections for the role of Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner took place in 2012, 2016, 2021 and 2024. The PCC was elected by a supplementary vote system with a term of four years; however, elections scheduled for 2020 were postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since May 2023 the voting system was changed to the first past the post system meaning the 2 May 2024 PCC elections were held under the changed system.

### 2024

Matthew Barber was re-elected on 2 May 2024 with a majority of 2,343. The count for the election was undertaken by West Berkshire Council and the result announced on 4 May 2024 at Newbury Racecourse.

#### Results

Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner 2 May 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matthew Barber | 144,092 | 32.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Tim Starkey | 141,749 | 31.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Bearder | 84,341 | 18.8 |
| | More Police Officers for Thames Valley | Ben Holden-Crowther | 46,853 | 10.4 |
| | Independent | Russel Fowler | 31,460 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 448,495 | 24.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7,207 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 455,718 | 24.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,835,463 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 2021

Voters in the Thames Valley Police Area voted for their next PCC on Thursday 6 May 2021, on the same day as local elections were held across the United Kingdom. Votes were counted in 13 locations in the Thames Valley area on Monday 10 May 2021 including at Spiceball Leisure Centre in Banbury, where the results were announced.

#### Results

Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner 6 May 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 | Matthew Barber | 267,404 | 42.46% | 45,744 | 313,148 | 57.29% | ​​ |
| | Labour | Laetisia Carter | 175,123 | 27.81% | 58,323 | 233,446 | 42.71% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Howson | 110,072 | 17.48% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Alan Robinson | 77,210 | 12.26% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 629,809 | | |

### 2016

In 2016, Anthony Stansfeld was re-elected for a second term as Thames Valley PCC.

#### Results

Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner 5 May 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 | Anthony Stansfeld | 164,554 | 39.93% | 37,842 | 202,396 | 53.96% | ​​ |
| | Labour | Laetisia Carter | 138,084 | 33.50% | 34,633 | 172,717 | 46.04% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Howson | 59,575 | 14.45% | | | | ​​ |
| | UKIP | Lea Trainer | 49,942 | 12.12% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 412,155 | | |

### 2012

In 2012, Anthony Stansfeld was elected as the first PCC for the Thames Valley Police Area.

#### Results

Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner 15 November 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 | Anthony Stansfeld | 76,011 | 34.70% | 18,227 | 94,238 | 57.24% | ​​ |
| | Labour | Tim Starkey | 56,631 | 25.85% | 13,772 | 70,403 | 42.76% | ​​ |
| | Independent | Geoff Howard | 31,716 | 14.48% | | | | ​​ |
| | UKIP | Barry Cooper | 19,324 | 8.82% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Patience Awe | 14,878 | 6.79% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 219,071 | | |