Candidates Announced For Police Commissioner Elections

The candidates for Police and Crime Commissioner elections in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire have been announced.

The Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats are fielding someone in both counties, while in Leicestershire the green party has a candidate and an independent is also standing.

The PCC’s role is hold the local police force to account, to appoint the chief constable and set budgets and in Northamptonshire, the commissioner also has responsibility for the Fire and Rescue Service.

The election will be held on Thursday May 2nd.

Candidates standing for the role of Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner in alphabetical order are:

Fizza Askari – Independent (One Leicester)

Aasiya Bora – Green Party

Rupert Matthews  – Conservative

Rory Palmer – Labour

Ian Sharpe Liberal Democrats

Candidates standing for the role of Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner in alphabetical order are:

Martyn Emberson – Conservative

Ana Savage Gunn – Liberal Democrats

Danielle Stone – Labour

The Government has introduced a requirement for voters to produce accepted photographic identification when voting in person at a polling station and this new requirement will apply at next month’s election.

Voters intending to vote in person are urged to ensure they have one of the acceptable forms of photo ID prior to attending their polling station.

Residents without an acceptable form of ID have until 5pm on Wednesday, 24 April to apply for their Voter Authority Certificate.

More details for the Harborough area HERE