There are six candidates for the one Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner vacancy following close of nominations yesterday (19th October 2012). Polling day is on 15th November 2012. They are as follows (in alphabetical order):-
CANDIDATE
SURNAME |
Candidate Full Name |
Commonly used surname (if any) |
Commonly used forename (if any) |
Party Description |
| GUBB |
Geoffrey Ian |
GUBB |
Geoff |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
| JONES |
Hilary Jane |
|
|
UKIP |
| KEAVENEY |
Paula Clare |
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
| KENNEDY |
Jane Elizabeth |
KENNEDY |
Jane |
Labour Party Candidate |
| REID |
Kiron John Cuchulain |
REID |
Kiron |
Independent |
| RIMMER |
Paul Duane |
|
|
English Democrats – “More Police – Catching Criminals!” |
As there is more than one candidate it is a contested election. Each candidate is allowed to spend up to £182,529 on their election campaign and has to provide receipts for any expenditure over £20. Each candidate has had to pay either a cash deposit or banker’s draft deposit of £5,000 (6*£5,000 = £30,000 in deposits collected in total). If any candidate receives less than 5% of the vote their £5,000 deposit won’t be returned. Donations over £50 to a candidate’s campaign also need to be recorded.
The vote will be under the Supplementary Vote system, which means if any candidate gets more than 50% of the 1st choice votes they will be elected the winner. Everyone voting will get a 1st and 2nd choice vote. If no candidate gets more than 50% of the 1st choice votes, then the 2nd choice votes are used (but only 2nd choice votes that were for the candidates that had the most and second most 1st choice votes). So say for instance 100,000 ballots are cast. The candidates are Candidate A, B, C, D, E and F and the first choice result was D (32,600), E(32,400), C (15,000), F(8,000), A(5,000) and B(2,000) would result in:-
First round
Candidates C, F, A and B eliminated. B loses £5,000 deposit.
Second round
| First Choice |
Second preference votes for D |
Second preference votes for E |
| C |
5,000 |
4,900 |
| F |
2,000 |
3,000 |
| A |
1,500 |
1,500 |
| B |
600 |
600 |
| Total |
9,100 |
10,000 |
These votes are then added to the totals for the first round. So:-
Candidate D 32,600 (first round) + 9,100 (second round) = 41,700
Candidate E 32,400 (first round) + 10,000 (second round) = 42,400
Candidate E is declared the winner with a majority of 700.
UPDATED 20/10/2012: The author received his polling card in this election today.
Declaration of Interest: The author is an elector in this election.
Declaration of Interest: The author was a student at a university which employs one of the candidates (Kiron Reid).
Declaration of Interest: The author was previously in the same political party as two of the candidates (Kiron Reid and Paula Keaveney).
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