David John Sidwick is a British politician who was elected as the

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...

Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner in the

2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 6 May 2021, on the same day as the Senedd election in Wales and the local elections in England. This was the third time police and crime commissioner elections have ...

. He succeeded

Martyn Underhill Martyn Underhill is a British independent politician and former police officer who served as the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2021. He was a Detective Chief Inspector in Sussex Police, who retired in 2009 after 30 years ...

who did not run for re-election. He is the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners’ joint co-lead on substance misuse. He previously worked in the pharmaceutical industry and has called for cannabis to re-classified from Class B to Class A in the UK. He is the co-founder and managing director of STAC Consultancy Ltd and was a therapy director for pharmaceutical company

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. Sidwick was chairman of the

Bournemouth West Bournemouth West is a parliamentary constituency in Dorset represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Jessica Toale, a member of the Labour Party. Constituency profile The constituency includes the western portion ...

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. Sidwick was re-elected in the

2024 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections Elections for police and crime commissioners in England and Wales took place on 2 May 2024, the same day as 2024 United Kingdom local elections, local elections in England. Background Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) are elected representa ...

Personal life

Sidwick was born and raised in

Bournemouth Bournemouth ( ) is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. At the 2021 census, the built-up area had a population of 196,455, making it the largest ...

. He was the chair of Governors at

Bournemouth School Bournemouth School is an 11–18 boys grammar school, with a co-educational sixth form, located in Charminster, Bournemouth, Charminster, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, for children aged 11 to 18. The school was founded by E. Fenwick and opened o ...

between 2010 and 2021.

References

External links

David Sidwick official website

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Living people Conservative Party police and crime commissioners Politicians from Bournemouth Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-politician-stub