Election of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside Police
The Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner (Merseyside PCC), currently Emily Spurrell, is responsible for ensuring the effective operation of Merseyside Police, which covers the city and boroughs of:
- Liverpool City Council
- The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
- The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
- The Metropolitan Borough of St. Helens
- The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
Unlike in Greater Manchester, it is not planned for the Liverpool City Region Mayor to take over the responsibilities of the Merseyside PCC, presumably because the city region includes Halton Borough Council which is not covered by Merseyside Police.
Elections for the Merseyside PCC take place every 4 years, with the next election due to take place in 2028.
The last Merseyside PCC election took place on 2nd May 2024 alongside the Knowsley Local Council and Liverpool City Region Mayor elections, with the incumbent Emily Spurrell being re-elected to the role.
The third Merseyside PCC election was originally planned to take on 7th May 2020, however this was delayed until 6th May 2021 due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Emily Spurrell was elected to the role, replacing Jane Kennedy.
The second Merseyside PCC election took place on Thursday 5th May 2016, with the incumbent Jane Kennedy re-elected to the role.
The first Merseyside PCC election took place on 15th November 2012, with Jane Kennedy elected to the role. PCC were introduced following a change in legislation, with the Merseyside PCC replacing the unelected Merseyside Police Authority. The change to electing PCCs has been controversial due to the very low voter turnout at the 2012 elections: in Merseyside this was just 12.44%.
You can find out more about Police and Crime Commissioner elections from The Electoral Commission and GOV.UK.
You can view the electoral area and the location of the Merseyside PCC office here:
2024 PCC Election
The turnout for this election was 23.87% of the approximately 1,054,192 registered voters in the County of Merseyside. Within just Knowsley, the turnout was 21.5% of 121,300 registered voters.
| Party | Candidate | Votes cast in Knowsley | % in Knowsley | Votes cast in Merseyside | % of votes |
| Labour and Co-operative | Emily Elizabeth Spurrell | 18,208 | 71.01 | 152,640 | 61.73 |
| Green | Amanda Onwuemene | 4,162 | 16.23 | 31,330 | 12.67 |
| Conservative | Bob Teesdale | 1,735 | 6.77 | 35,221 | 14.24 |
| Liberal Democrat | Christopher David Carubia | 1,535 | 5.99 | 28,093 | 11.36 |
| Rejected ballots | n/k | 4,316 | |||
| Votes not cast | 95,660 | 802,592 |
2021 PCC Election
The third Merseyside PCC election had the following results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % of votes |
| Labour | Emily Spurrell | 178,875 | 56.88% |
| Conservative | Bob Teesdale | 71,961 | 22.88% |
| Liberal Democrat | Kris Brown | 51,979 | 16.53% |
| Reform | Malcolm Webster | 11,662 | 3.71% |
2016 PCC Election
The second Merseyside PCC election had the following results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % of votes |
| Labour | Jane Kennedy | 186,661 | 61.76% |
| Conservative | David Robert Burgess-Joyce | 54,000 | 17.87% |
| Liberal Democrat | Christopher David Vincenzo Carubia | 34,625 | 11.46% |
| Green | John Bernard Coyne | 26,967 | 8.92% |
2012 PCC Election
The first Merseyside PCC election had the following results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % of votes |
| Labour | Jane Kennedy | 70,884 | 56.18% |
| Conservative | Geoff Gubb | 15,870 | 12.58% |
| Independent | Kiron Reid | 14,379 | 11.40% |
| Liberal Democrat | Paula Keaveney | 9,192 | 7.29% |
| UKIP | Hilary Jones | 8,704 | 6.90% |
| English Democrat | Paul Rimmer | 7,142 | 5.66% |