Conservative councillor from St Ives elected police and crime commissioner for Cambridgeshire
Cllr Jason Ablewhite with the Huntingdonshie Conservative group - Credit: Archant
St Ives councillor Jason Ablewhite has been elected police and crime commissioner for Cambridgeshire.
Candidates for the police and crime commissioner post in Cambridgeshire - Credit: Archant
Councillor Ablewhite, hitherto the leader of Huntingdonshire District Council, emerged victorious after two rounds of voting – with a 9,371-vote majority over his nearest challenger after second preference votes were taken into account.
Labour’s Dave Baigent contested the second round of voting against Conservative Cllr Ablewhite, after having polled a healthy 54,426 votes in the first round, and although he picked up more second preference votes, it wasn’t enough to close the gap on Cllr Ablewhite.
UKIP’s Nick Clarke (29,968) and Liberal Democrat Rupert Moss-Eccardt (27,884) were both eliminated after the first round of voting.
Cllr Ablewhite will follow in the footsteps of Sir Graham Bright, Cambridgeshire’s first ever police and crime commissioner, who decided not to stand for a second term.
First preference votes:
Jason Ablewhite (Con) 63,614
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Dave Baigent (Labour) 54,426
Nick Clarke (UKIP) 29,968
Rupert Moss-Eccardt (Lib Dem) 27,884
Second preference votes:
Jason Ablewhite (Con) 17,967
Dave Baigent (Lab) 18,054
Totals:
Jason Ablewhite (Con) 81,851
Dave Baigent (Lab) 72,480
Turnout:
Cambridge City: 39.4 per cent
East Cambridgeshire: 18.14 per cent
Fenland: 18.23 per cent
Huntingdonshire: 29.35 per cent
Peterborough: 35.70 per cent
South Cambridgeshire: 34.34 per cent
Overall: 30.56 per cent
