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The polls have now closed on the vote to determine who will be Gwent’s next Police and Crime Commissioner.
Voters headed to polling stations across Gwent between 7am and 10pm on Thursday May 2, needing to provide identification for the first time ever.
Why is Caerphilly in Gwent?
Caerphilly County Borough was formed on April 1, 1996, by the merger of the Rhymney Valley district of Mid Glamorgan with the Islwyn borough of Gwent.
Administratively, for local services such as the police and health, the borough now falls under a wider region referred to as Gwent. This comprises the council areas of Caerphilly, Newport, Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent and Monmouthshire.
Vote counting in Gwent will start at 9am on Friday May 3.
Who is running to be the next PCC in Gwent?
The candidates in Gwent for the upcoming election are:
- Donna Cushing, Plaid Cymru
- Mike Hamilton, Welsh Liberal Democrats
- Hannah Jarvis, Conservatives
- Jane Mudd, Labour and Co-operative Party
How is a winner chosen?
The next PCC will be chosen using the first-past-the-post election system, meaning the candidate with the most votes wins the election.
This year’s election marks another milestone, as it is the first time PCCs are chosen this way.
Previously, PCC elections used a supplementary vote system by which voters could choose a first- and second-choice candidate.
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