First Reform UK police commissioner elected
Summary
Colin Sutton, a former detective, was elected as the first Reform UK police and crime commissioner for Norfolk. He won the by-election with 32,647 votes, beating the Conservative candidate by a large margin, in an election with 17% voter turnout.Key Facts
- Colin Sutton has a 30-year career in police work and led important murder investigations.
- He won the Norfolk police and crime commissioner election for Reform UK.
- Sutton received 32,647 votes and won by 14,299 more votes than the Conservative candidate Matthew Taylor.
- The election followed the resignation of Sarah Taylor, who quit the Labour Party and became independent.
- Voter turnout in the by-election was low, at 17%.
- Police and crime commissioners will soon be abolished as power shifts to a joint mayor for Norfolk and Suffolk.
- Sutton promised to start working immediately and to earn the trust of Norfolk residents.
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