2016 Police and Crime Commissioner election

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Barry Coppinger (Lab) was elected as the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Cleveland police force area on Thursday 5 May 2016.

Police and Crime Commissioner election first stage results (PDF)

Police and Crime Commissioner election second (final) stage results (JPG)

The results for the second count are as follows:

Candidate	Party	Votes
Coppinger, John Barry	Labour Party	8604 (Elected)
Vickers, Matthew Alexander	The Conservative Party candidate	7033

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