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Kent Police and Crime Commissioner
15 November 2012

An election was held in Kent on 15 November 2012 to elect a police and crime commissioner for the county.

It was the first election to take place after the police and crime commissioner role was established. An independent candidate won after the second round of voting.

Ann Barnes was elected as the police and crime commissioner for Kent.

First Round

The following results were declared by the returning officer:

  Candidate Medway % Kent %
  Turnout 29,882 204,917 16.0

To order the candidates by name, party, number of votes received in Medway or number of votes received in Kent, click on the appropriate column heading.

Under the alternative vote electoral system, a candidate needs to win more than 50% of the votes to be elected. As no candidate received more than 50% of the votes in the first round, the two highest polling candidates went through to a second round. The second preferences of the eliminated candidates, where applicable, were added to the two remaining candidates' votes.

Second Round

  Candidate Medway (Total) Kent (Total)
  Independent win (new position)

To order the candidates by name, party, number of votes received in Medway or number of votes received in Kent, click on the appropriate column heading.

* Denotes the incumbent police and crime commissioner standing for re-election.

Medway Vote Share

Kent Vote Share

Only first preference votes are taken into account when calculating the vote share.

Election Expenses by Candidate

Candidates have individual limits on the amount they can spend during the election campaign. The limit for each candidate in 2012 was £228,338.00.

  Candidate Short Campaign Total Expenses £ per Vote

Election Expenses

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