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Labour’s Jeff Cuthbert re-elected as Gwent’s Police and Crime Commissioner

News | Emily Gill - Local Democracy Reporting Service | Published: 17:15, Sunday May 9th, 2021.
Last updated: 17:24, Sunday May 9th, 2021

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Gwent PCC Jeff Cuthbert
Gwent PCC Jeff Cuthbert

Labour’s Jeff Cuthbert has been re-elected for a second term as Gwent’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).

Mr Cuthbert’s win was announced following the count for second preference results, after no candidate had a majority in the first round.

Among first preference votes, Mr Cuthbert received 75,775 – or 41.7%. While it was more than 20,000 ahead of second place Hannah Jarvis of the Conservative Party, it was more than eight per cent shy of the 50% need to win re-election.

After the first round, all but the top two – Mr Cuthbert and Ms Jarvis – were eliminated.

The second preferences of the voters whose first choice was eliminated was then counted.

After the second preference count, Mr Cuthbert was elected with 92,616 votes, while Ms Jarvis had 60,536.

Mr Cuthbert, as Gwent’s PCC, is responsible for holding Gwent Police to account on behalf of the five local authority areas – Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen and Caerphilly.

The role of the PCC is to appoint chief constables – and dismiss if necessary – set police budgets, set the police council tax precept, set out priorities for the local area, oversee how crime is tackled in the aera, meet with the public and decide how the budget is being spent.


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Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service after his re-election Mr Cuthbert said: “It’s been quite a tough fight but I’m very glad, very proud to be re-elected.”

Mr Cuthbert said the campaign had been “difficult” due to Covid restrictions and it had “very much been an internet campaign”.

He emphasised the importance of the budget and said it was “something we are looking at very seriously indeed.”

He said: “If I don’t make sure that the chief constable has enough money for operational purposes then we’ve got a problem.”

Mr Cuthbert said he was “here to serve all the people in Gwent and that will continue”.

First Round Results

Jeff Cuthbert (Labour and Co-operative Party)75,775
Hannah Jarvis (Conservative Party)52,313
Donna Cushing (Plaid Cymru)29,392
Paul Harley (Independent)13,601
John Miller (Liberal Democrats)7,640
Clayton Jones (Gwlad – The Welsh Independence Party)2,615

Second Round Results

Jeff Cuthbert (Labour and Co-operative Party)16,841
Hannah Jarvis (Conservative Party)8,223

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