Dan Price elected Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire

FORMER Warrington borough cllr. Dan Price has today (Saturday 4 May 2024) been elected as Cheshire’s new Police and Crime Commissioner.

The result was declared at the DCBL stadium in Widnes by the police area returning officer, Halton Borough Council’s Chief Executive Stephen Young.

The number of votes cast for each candidate was:
Dan Price (Labour) – 86,279 (48.1%)
John Dwyer (Conservative) – 65,836 (36.7%)
Paul Duffy (Liberal Democrat) – 27,342 (15.2%)
The main duties of the police and crime commissioner are to hold the chief constable to account on behalf of Cheshire residents, set the police budget and the council tax precept that residents pay, commission services for victims of crime, and set the strategic direction for Cheshire Constabulary through the Police and Crime Plan.

Dan has lived in Cheshire all his life and for over a decade has been a councillor, bringing new ideas and energy to public service. He sees the challenges that residents face daily and knows what is needed for people to feel safe.

Dan will officially take office on Thursday 9 May.

It followed on for a good day locally for Labour as they increased their majority on Warrington Borough Council.