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Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner elected for second term

Photo: Cambridgeshire Police

Darryl Preston will continue in the role of Police and Crime Commissioner.

The primary function of the PCC is to hold Cambridgeshire's Chief Constable to account for running the force.

A retired police officer, Conservative Darryl Preston took 38 per cent of the vote, which took place alongside the local elections on 2 May 2024.

His closest rival, Labour’s Anna Smith, a former teacher and Cambridge councillor, took 36 per cent of the vote, while the Liberal Democrats’ Edna Murphy, a former magistrate and Cambridgeshire County Councillor, took 26 per cent.

 

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