PR effect helps independents in the police vote
Proportional voting has helped independents in the police commissioner polls – ask Kevin Hurley, the Zero Tolerance candidate who has just become Surrey’s new police commissioner.
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Proportional voting has helped independents in the police commissioner polls – ask Kevin Hurley, the Zero Tolerance candidate who has just become Surrey’s new police commissioner.
Krishnan here – two big news stories jostling for the top spot tonight. I’m not sure if we’ll lead on elections here or fighting between Gaza and Israel.
Labour achieves a 12.7 per cent swing to retake Corby from the Tories following Louise Mensch’s resignation. But turnout in England and Wales is very low in the election for police commissioners.