Sue Mountstevens

Sue Mountstevens
Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 November 2012
Preceded by Office created
Personal details
Born 1955[1]
Political party Independent
Children Three

Sue Mountstevens is the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner. She is the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012, having stood as an Independent candidate.[2]

Biography

Before being elected as the police and crime commissioner, Mountstevens was an independent member of Avon and Somerset Police Authority (the body which, as Police and Crime Commissioner, she replaces), vice-chair of the Independent Monitoring Board for Bristol Prison and was a magistrate for 15 years. Earlier in her career she ran the Mountstevens Bakeries chain.[3][4]

She has three children and lives near Pill, Somerset.[5]

Election as Police and Crime Commissioner

Mountstevens was elected to the role of Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner in the elections held on 15 November 2012, which used the supplementary vote system. She stood as an Independent and was elected on the second round, after second preference votes were counted. Mountstevens was the only Commissioner elected with a mandate exceeding 10% of the electorate, having been chosen by 10.1% of those eligible to vote.[6][7] She took the oath of office on 21 November 2012.[8]

Avon and Somerset Police Commissioner election, 2012 [9][10][11]
Party Candidate 1st Round % 2nd Round Total  First Round Votes  Transfer Votes 
Independent Sue Mountstevens 83,985 35.81% 41,719 125,704
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Conservative Ken Maddock 57,094 24.35% 10,748 67,842
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Labour John Savage 49,989 21.32%
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Liberal Democrat Pete Levy 43,446 18.53%
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Turnout 243,963 19.58% of which 9,190 were spoilt votes.
Independent win

Decisions made in office

One of the powers of Police and Crime Commissioners is to appointment or dismiss the chief constable.[12] On her second day in office, Mountstevens decided to invite applications for the role of chief constable when the contract of the incumbent, Colin Port, was to expire in early 2013, rather than extending his appointment. Port then decided to retire rather than re-applying for the position.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Ms Susan Anne Mountstevens". Duedil. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Avon and Somerset PCC election: Sue Mountstevens wins". BBC. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Your PCC". Police and Crime Commissioner for the Avon and Somerset Police Area. 16 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Background and Experience". Sue Mountstevens. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "PROFILE: Avon and Somerset PCC Sue Mountstevens". This is Bristol. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Government responsible for feeble mandates". Electoral Reform Society. 17 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "Sue Mountstevens highest mandate in UK". Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner. 18 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Avon and Somerset PCC Sue Mountstevens sworn in". BBC News. 21 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "Details of the Stage 1 count result" (PDF). Bristol City Council.
  10. ↑ "Details of the stage 2 count result" (PDF). Bristol City Council.
  11. ↑ "Verification Statement Summary" (PDF). Bristol City Council.
  12. ↑ "Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, section 38". UK Legislation. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  13. ↑ "Avon and Somerset Chief Constable Colin Port to step down". BBC News Online. 22 November 2012.
  14. ↑ "Statement: Chief Constable". Avon and Somerset Police & Crime Commissioner. 22 November 2012.

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