Cumbria has a new police, crime and fire commissioner.
Labour’s David Allen was elected to the role following the election held yesterday, Thursday May 2.
The role was previously held by the Conservative Party’s Peter McCall.
Mr Allen spent 30 years in the police force, before joining the National Crime Agency and running the Interpol Bureau, tackling serious and organised crime.
For the last eight years, he worked in the NHS and set up Cumbria’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Votes were counted overnight in Whitehaven for the crime commissioner role.
The results were:
- David Allen (Labour and Co-operative) 38,708
- Mike Johnson, (Conservative), 24,863
- Adrian Waite (Liberal Democrat) 18,100
There were 740 spoiled votes.
The commissioner is to be the voice of the people in policing, and to hold the chief constable to account. Last April, the commissioner also took on the governance of Cumbria Fire Service, following local government reorganisation.
