Simon Alexander Hayes (born November 1958) is a British politician. He served as the

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for

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from 2012 to 2016. He was the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012 as an

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. He received 47,632 first preference votes from an electorate of nearly 1.5 million on a turnout of 14.6% at the PCC Election in 2012. Hayes was one of the minority Independent PCCs country and as such has no party-political affiliations. Hayes was the chairman of Hampshire and Isle of Wight

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and is a former chairman of the Hampshire Police Authority. In Hayes' previous role as Chairman of the Police Authority he was also a

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councillor on both

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and

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. He was also the Conservative candidate for

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in 2005. Hayes faced accusations that he lives in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, However, the

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was satisfied that he lived in Hampshire.https://www.ipcc.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Documents/investigation_commissioner_reports/PCC%20Hayes%20Final%20Report.pdf

External links

Campaign websiteOffice of the Police and Crime Commissioner for HampshireLinked-In Profile

References

1958 births Police and crime commissioners in England Living people Members of Hampshire County Council Conservative Party (UK) councillors Independent police and crime commissioners Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary candidates {{UK-law-enforcement-bio-stub