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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 Dorset
Click on a candidate below to view their election statement
Download a PDF booklet containing the statements of all candidates standing at this election
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Statement by the Police Area Returning Officer for Dorset
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 Dorset. Police and Crime Commissioner Elections will be held in Dorset on 2 May 2024; the candidates standing in that election, alphabetically by surname (as they will appear on the ballot paper), are:
- LEGG, Howard Richard (Liberal Democrats)
- SIDWICK, David John (Conservative Candidate - More Police, Safer Streets)
- STOKES, David (Labour and Co-operative Party)
- STOREY, Marianne (Independent)
I can be contacted at:
Graham Farrant
Elections Office, BCP Council Civic Centre
Bourne Avenue
Bournemouth
BH2 6DY
elections@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
01202 123400
https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/election2024
You can find out information about the candidates standing in your area by searching below: