# Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner

The Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Surrey Police in the English County of Surrey. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Surrey Police Authority. The Previous incumbent was David Munro, who represented the Conservative Party. As of 2021, Lisa Townsend is the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey.

## List of Surrey Police and Crime Commissioners

| Name | Political party | From | To |
| Kevin Hurley | Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief | 22 November 2012 | 11 May 2016 |
| David Munro | Conservative | 12 May 2016 | 12 May 2021 |
| Lisa Townsend | Conservative | 13 May 2021 | Incumbent |

## 2024 election

In the 2024 election, the voting system was changed to first past the post. (FPTP)
2024 Surrey police and crime commissioner election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lisa Townsend | 95,538 | 36.4 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Kennedy | 82,213 | 31.3 | +11.1 |
| | Labour | Kate Chinn | 42,813 | 16.3 | +4.5 |
| | Independent | Alex Coley | 42,052 | 16.0 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 265,682 | 29.9 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,066 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 262,616 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## 2021 election

Surrey 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 | Lisa Townsend | 112,260 | 32.69% | 42,856 | 155,116 | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Kennedy | 69,412 | 20.21% | 42,803 | 112,215 | | ​​ |
| | Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief | Kevin Hurley | 59,554 | 17.34% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | David Munro | 53,103 | 15.46% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour | Howard Kaye | 40,597 | 11.82% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 343,375 | | | | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8,449 | 2.46 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 334,926 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |

## 2016 election

Surrey 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 | David Munro | 82,125 | 35.33% | 17,997 | 100,122 | | ​​ |
| | Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief | Kevin Hurley | 41,603 | 17.90% | 16,078 | 57,681 | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Kennedy | 29,933 | 12.88% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour | Howard Kaye | 28,005 | 12.05% | | | | ​​ |
| | UKIP | Julia Searle | 24,055 | 10.35% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Jamie Goldrick | 14,007 | 6.03% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Camille Juliff | 12,746 | 5.48% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 232,474 | 28.07% | | | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7,461 | 3.11% | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 239,935 | | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 854,648 | | | | | |
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## 2012 election

Surrey 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 |
| | Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief | Kevin Hurley | 34,378 | 26.12% | 18,415 | 52,793 | | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Julie Iles | 34,391 | 26.13% | 10,677 | 45,068 | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Peter Williams | 26,292 | 19.97% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour | Robert Evans | 17,384 | 13.21% | | | | ​​ |
| | UKIP | Robert Shatwell | 10,684 | 8.12% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick O'Shea | 8,503 | 6.46% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,632 | 15.36% | | | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 856,968 | | |
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