Results of the Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner election
Katy Elizabeth Bourne has been re-elected as Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner, following an election on Thursday 6 May 2021.
Katy was elected with a total of 244,810 votes after a two stage count across East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton & Hove.
The runner-up was Paul Adrian Richards, who received a total of 128,259 first and second preference votes.
Under the Supplementary Voting System, which is used for Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England, the first preference votes of all candidates are counted and any candidate with more than 50 per cent of the first preference votes is duly elected.
As no candidate had more than 50 per cent of the votes cast, the two leading candidates went through to a second stage of the count when any second preference votes they have received on the other candidates’ ballot papers were added to their first preference vote total. This process determined which candidate was elected.
Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner results
The results were announced by the Police Area Returning Officer (PARO) at Brighton & Hove City Council on Monday 10 May.
| Candidate | First preference votes | Second preference votes | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Frank Bennett (Liberal Democrats) | 63,271 | - | 63,271 |
| Kahina Suzanna Bouhassane (Green Party) | 60,781 | - | 60,781 |
| Katy Elizabeth Bourne (Conservative) | 214,523 | 30,287 | 244,810 |
| Paul Adrian Richards (Labour and Co-operative Party) | 84,736 | 43,523 | 128,259 |
| Roy Thomas Williams (Independent) | 30,408 | - | 30,408 |
| Rejected ballots | - | - | 11,331 |
The turnout across Sussex was 35.77%
View the full breakdown of the results.
Election counts took place in local authorities in East Sussex and West Sussex and was co-ordinated by Brighton & Hove City Council.
The local authorities taking part in the Sussex Police Area election are: Adur & Worthing, Arun, Brighton & Hove, Chichester, Crawley, Eastbourne, Hastings, Horsham, Lewes, Rother, Mid Sussex and Wealden.
For further information go to the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner website.
