England and Wales police commissioner elections, 2012
Encyclopedia
Elections of Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales are scheduled to take place on 15 November 2012, having been put back from the originally planned date of May 2012 in order to secure the passage of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
through the House of Lords
.
The elections will be for the 41 police forces of England and Wales, outside of Greater London and will take place using the supplementary vote system.
is to consider not standing in favour of independent candidates, claiming that running candidates would politicise the polls. Colonel Tim Collins gave an indication that he would consider standing as a Conservative
candidate in the Kent Police
election.
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It transfers the control of police forces from police authorities to elected "police and crime commissioners"...
through the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
.
The elections will be for the 41 police forces of England and Wales, outside of Greater London and will take place using the supplementary vote system.
Candidates
The Liberal Democrats Federal Executive Committee voted against providing funds for regional parties who wished to stand candidates. The opposition Labour PartyLabour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
is to consider not standing in favour of independent candidates, claiming that running candidates would politicise the polls. Colonel Tim Collins gave an indication that he would consider standing as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
candidate in the Kent Police
Kent Police
Kent Police is the territorial police force for Kent in England, including the unitary authority of Medway.-Area and organisation:The force covers an area of with an approximate population of 1,660,588 . The Chief Constable is currently Ian Learmonth, who was appointed in 2010 and is the former...
election.