Results of the Police and Crime Commissioner election for the Dorset Police area on 2 May 2024
An election for the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Dorset Police area took place on Thursday 2 May 2024.
The overall combined result and totals (for the Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council voting areas) are shown below, followed by the Dorset Council voting area result and totals.
Overall combined result (for the Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council voting areas)
The total number of votes given for each of the candidates are as follows (if elected, the word "ELECTED" appear against the number of votes:):
| Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of votes |
|---|---|---|
| LEGG Howard Richard | Liberal Democrats | 34774 |
| SIDWICK David John | Conservative Candidate – More Police, Safer Streets |
57994 ELECTED |
| STOKES David | Labour and Co-operative Party |
26884 |
| STOREY Marianne | Independent | 32237 |
In both the Dorset Council and Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council voting areas there were:
- 154,436 ballot papers
- 594,942 electorate
- 2,550 rejected ballot papers
- a turnout of 25.96%
The ballot papers were rejected for the following reasons:
| Number of ballot papers | Reason |
|---|---|
| 0 | ballot papers were rejected because they did not bear the official mark |
| 254 | ballot papers were rejected because there was more than one vote given |
| 13 | ballot papers were rejected because there was something written or marked on the ballot paper by which the voter could be identified |
| 1270 | ballot papers were rejected because they were unmarked |
| 1013 | ballot papers were rejected because they were void for uncertainty |
Dorset Council voting area result
In the Dorset Council voting area:
- the total number of ballot papers verified was 98534
- the total number of rejected ballot papers was 2131
- the total number of valid votes was 96404
The total number of valid votes cast for each of the candidates is as follows:
| Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of votes |
|---|---|---|
| LEGG Howard Richard | Liberal Democrats | 28020 |
| SIDWICK David John | Conservative Candidate – More Police, Safer Streets |
37212 |
| STOKES David | Labour and Co-operative Party |
12559 |
| STOREY Marianne | Independent | 18613 |