PCC Election 2024

The next Police and Crime Commissioner election will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024.

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) plays no part in the election process.

Graham Farrant, the Chief Executive of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has been appointed as the Police Area Returning Officer (PARO) for Dorset for the 2024 Police and Crime Commissioner election.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is responsible for the nominations process for this election and information will be made available on its website.

Please contact the Elections Team at Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council for further information.

Candidates

The OPCC will treat all candidates equally and provide them with the same information. For this reason, we will publish details of information provided to candidates in an anonymised form.

A Candidate Briefing session will be held in Bournemouth Police Station in April. Attendance at this session will be limited to confirmed candidates only – those who have made a formal nomination which has been accepted by the Police Area Returning Officer.

The Police Area Returning Officer has confirmed that the following people stand nominated for election as a Police and Crime Commissioner for the Dorset Police area:

Howard Legg (Liberal Democrats)

David Sidwick (Conservative)

David Stokes (Labour and Co-op)

Marianne Storey (Independent)

A range of material of interest to PCC candidates has been signposted below. This list will be regularly updated.