POLICE and Crime Commissioner Dan Price was today named as Labour’s candidate to become the first Mayor of Cheshire and Warrington.
Elected as Cheshire’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) in May 2024, Mr Price was born and grew up in Cheshire. He lives in Warrington with his husband and their son.
A senior engineer by profession, he started his career as an apprentice at Unilever before heading into pharmaceutical engineering, working for global businesses. He was elected as a Warrington Borough councillor age 19, and spent 10 years championing inward investment and culture in the town.
Since his election as PCC just under two years ago, with 86,000 votes, Dan Price has championed community-led policing, held five citizens’ assemblies across Cheshire with four more planned before his term ends in 2028.
He has used money seized from criminals to fund 122 local community prevention projects though his SWAP fund and campaigned to save 30 PCSO roles in January. His Fresh Start programme has placed 20 ex-offenders in meaningful careers with local businesses.
Most recently, he has supported Esther Ghey’s ‘Phone Free Education’ campaign. Cheshire is set to be the first county in the UK where all phones are locked away in pouches during the school day. More than 70 per cent of Cheshire’s mainstream state high schools will use phone pouches from September.
Dan Price will continue is his PCC role until 2028 when the role is scrapped, following the precedent set by other elected mayors in the region.
All three councils in Cheshire backed plans to create a new combined authority – the Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority – which will be overseen by a directly elected mayor. The election is due to take place in May next year.
Dan Price said: “Ultimately, I’m a problem-solver. People who know me, know that’s what drives me to deliver. It’s why I love what I do. As my track record as PCC shows, I like to move at pace to get things done.
“Cheshire has so much to offer and even more potential – incredible heritage and cutting-edge innovation side by side. Devolution is a real opportunity to build on our strengths as a county. I would relish the opportunity to deliver that as Mayor.
“A key priority for me will be to make sure our young people have the skills, jobs and homes to want to stay in Cheshire and build a life for themselves here.”
The Labour selection opened at the start of February with members across Cheshire casting their vote by midday today.
