The Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner is the
police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by
Avon and Somerset Police in the English counties and unitary authorities of
Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
,
Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority district in England. Bath and North East Somerset Council was created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the county of Avon. It is part of the Cer ...
,
North Somerset
North Somerset is a unitary district in Somerset, South West England. Whilst its area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset, it is administered independently of the non-metropolitan county. Its administrative headquarters is in the ...
,
South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, South West England. Towns in the area include Yate, Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, Filton, Patchway and Bradley Stoke, the latter three forming ...
and
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Avon and Somerset Police Authority.
Mark Shelford was elected to the role in the May 2021 election.
List of Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioners
Election results
2012 Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner election
2016 Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner election
2021 Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner election
References
External links
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{{Current Police and Crime Commissioners of England and Wales
Police and crime commissioners in England