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Police and crime commissioners

Police and crime commissioners are elected by the public to ensure the policing needs of communities are met as effectively as possible and to oversee how crime is tackled in your police force area.

Candidates for Bedfordshire

Click on a candidate below to view their election statement

Waheed Akbar

Workers Party

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Waheed Akbar - Portrait

Festus Akinbusoye

Conservative Candidate – More Police, Safer Streets

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Festus Akinbusoye - Portrait

Jasbir Singh Parmar

Liberal Democrat

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Jasbir Singh Parmar - Portrait

John Tizard

Labour and Co-operative Party

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John Tizard - Portrait

Download a PDF booklet containing the statements of all candidates standing at this election

If you need a physical copy of the booklet delivered to you, or a version in large print, braille or audio, you can request one here or by calling 0300 1311323.

Statement by the Police Area Returning Officer for Bedfordshire

This website contains more information about those candidates (where provided) and other information useful to voters. The information provided by a candidate is their responsibility, and may not reflect the opinions of myself or my council. As Police Area Returning Officer I am responsible for coordinating the election and announcing the result in Bedfordshire. Police and Crime Commissioner Elections will be held in Bedfordshire on 2 May 2024; the candidates standing in that election, alphabetically by surname (as they will appear on the ballot paper), are:

  • AKBAR, Waheed (Workers Party)
  • AKINBUSOYE, Festus (Conservative Candidate – More Police, Safer Streets)
  • PARMAR, Jasbir Singh (Liberal Democrat)
  • TIZARD, John (Labour and Co-operative Party)

I can be contacted at:

Robin Porter

Town Hall
George Street
Luton
LU1 2BQ

elections@luton.gov.uk

01582546088

https://www.luton.gov.uk/elections