Nick Alston Elected as Essex Police & Crime Commissioner

Conservative candidate Nick Alston has been elected as the first Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex. The full result is as follows:

Nick Alston - Conservative 51,325
Mick Thwaites - Independent 40,132
Val Morris-Cook - Labour 27,926

Linda Belgrove - Independent 22,163
Andrew Smith - UKIP 15,132
Robin Tilbrook - English Democrats 11,550

After second preference votes:

Nick Alston - Conservative 62,350

Mick Thwaites - Independent 58,664

My congratulations go to Nick Alston a Commissioner who will put the residents of Southend and Essex first.