# West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner of the West Midlands Police.
The PCC's official office is in Lloyd House, the West Midlands Police's headquarters, in Birmingham.
The PCC role was set to be abolished with effect from 7 May 2024, with its functions transferred to the Mayor of the West Midlands. However, PCC Simon Foster won a High Court judicial review of the decision, with Mr. Justice Swift saying "The home secretary did not, when consulting, provide sufficient information to permit an intelligent and informed response." A government spokesperson said permission to appeal would be sought. Foster said he expected an election would take place in May. The appeal was dismissed and the election was held on 2 May 2024.

## List of West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioners

| Name | Political party | From | To |
| Bob Jones | Labour | 22 November 2012 | 1 July 2014 |
| Yvonne Mosquito (acting) | Labour | 14 July 2014 | 21 August 2014 |
| David Jamieson | Labour | 22 August 2014 | 12 May 2021 |
| Simon Foster | Labour | 13 May 2021 | Incumbent |

## Election results
### 2012

West Midlands 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 | Bob Jones | 100,130 | 42.00% | 17,285 | 117,415 | | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Matt Bennett | 44,130 | 18.51% | 11,555 | 55,685 | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Cath Hannon | 30,778 | 12.91% | | | | ​​ |
| | UKIP | Bill Etheridge | 17,563 | 7.37% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Derek Webley | 17,488 | 7.34% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ayoub Khan | 15,413 | 6.47% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Mike Rumble | 12,882 | 5.40% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 238,384 | 11.96% | | | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7,063 | 2.88% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 245,447 | 12.31 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,993,998 | | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### 2014

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election, 2014 :
| 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 | David Jamieson | 102,561 | 50.8% | | | | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Les Jones | 54,091 | 26.8% | | | | ​​ |
| | UKIP | Keith Rowe | 32,187 | 15.9% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ayoub Khan | 12,950 | 6.5% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 201,789 | 10.38% | | | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,667 | 1.78% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 205,456 | 10.41 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,993,998 | | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### 2016

West Midlands 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 | David Jamieson | 275,672 | 49.88% | 30,906 | 306,578 | 63.4% | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Les Jones | 142,651 | 25.81% | 34,271 | 176,922 | 36.6% | ​​ |
| | UKIP | Pete Durnell | 93,851 | 16.98% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Andy Flynn | 40,478 | 7.31% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 552,652 | 27.71% | | | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 28,346 | 4.88% | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 580,998 | 29.13% | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,993,998 | | | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 2021

2021 West Midlands police and crime commissioner election :
| 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 | Simon Foster | 276,743 | 45.51% | 24,663 | 301,406 | 53.70% | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Jay Singh-Sohal | 239,288 | 39.35% | 20,551 | 259,839 | 46.30% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Hunt | 38,594 | 6.35% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Julie Hambleton | 27,664 | 4.55% | | | | ​​ |
| | Reform UK | Mark Hoath | 18,002 | 2.96% | | | | ​​ |
| | We Matter | Desmond Jaddoo | 7,745 | 1.27% | | | | ​​ |

### 2024

2024 West Midlands police and crime commissioner election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Foster* | 327,844 | 57.55 | |
| | Conservative | Tom Byrne | 241,827 | 42.45 | |