The election of the Police and Crime Commissioner will take place on 15 November 2012, using the supplementory vote system.
More information on the election will be provided nearer the time, or can be found from the
Electoral Commission.
Standing as a PCC
A person may stand as a PCC if:
A person may not stand as a PCC if:
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They have been convicted of an imprisonable offence
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They are a serving; civil servant, judge, police officer, member of the regular armed forces, employee of a council within the force area, employee of a police related agency, employee of another government agency, politically restricted post-holder, member of police staff (including PCSOs) or member of a police authority
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MEPs, MSPs, AMs and MPs will be able to stand as PCCs, but will need to stand down from their existing post before being able to accept the post of PCC.
A Police Authority member would need to stand down as member before being able to stand as a PCC.
Candidates must give a £5,000 deposit when registering as a candidate, which they will get back if they receive more than 5% of the vote.
To become a valid candidate, a person must be nominated by 100 people registered to vote in that force area.
Supplementary Vote
If there are three or more candidates, Police and Crime Commissioners will be elected using the Supplementary Vote system.
Instead of choosing one candidate, this system lets voters make a first and second choice on the ballot paper, if they wish.
All the first choice votes are counted, and if a candidate has over 50% of the votes, they are elected. If there is no majority, the top two candidates will continue to a second round (unless there are additional candidates with an equal number of votes).
The second-choice votes of everyone whose first choice was eliminated are then counted. Any votes for the remaining candidates are then added to their first-round totals, and whoever has the most votes is declared the winner.