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Find sources: "Gary Godden" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Gary Godden Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner Incumbent Assumed office 9 May 2024 Preceded by Caroline Henry Personal details Born June 1968 (age 58) Party Labour **Gary Anthony Godden** (born June 1968) is a [Labour Party](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)) politician, and the [Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner](/source/Nottinghamshire_Police_and_Crime_Commissioner), since May 2024. ## Early life Godden spent his formative years in [Barnardo's](/source/Barnardo's) care homes until he was adopted by his new parents at the age of seven.[1][2] He is the adopted son of Tony Godden, the Principal from 1981 to 1986 of [Gainsborough College of Further Education](/source/Lincoln_College%2C_Lincolnshire), where he grew up. He attempted to work as a male model in his teens.[3] ## Career He has lived in Nottinghamshire for over 25 years.[2] With a career in public services for the [NHS](/source/National_Health_Service) and the Police Service, Godden was a Police Officer for 15 years, working closely with the communities of Nottinghamshire.[4] In the [2019 United Kingdom general election](/source/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election), he was the Labour candidate in [Charnwood](/source/Charnwood_(UK_Parliament_constituency)).[5] In May 2024 he was elected Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner, beating the Tory incumbent [Caroline Henry](/source/Caroline_Henry).[6] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-GG_1-0)** ["About Me"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240503185825/https://www.garygodden.com/). *garygodden.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.garygodden.com/) on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Choose_my_PCC_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Choose_my_PCC_2-1) ["Gary Anthony Godden"](https://choosemypcc.org.uk/candidates/nottinghamshire/gary-anthony-godden-2/). *Choose my PCC*. Retrieved 3 May 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** *Retford News* Friday 12 June 1987, page 7 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Nottingham_Post_4-0)** ["Former police officer is Labour's Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner candidate"](https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/former-police-officer-labours-nottinghamshire-8559070). *Nottingham Post*. Retrieved 3 May 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Charnwood parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000625). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190413123042/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000625) from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BBC_News_6-0)** Barnes, Liam (3 May 2024). ["Nottinghamshire PCC: Labour's Gary Godden gets elected"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-68951911). *BBC News*. Retrieved 3 May 2024. v t e Police and crime commissioners of England and Wales Police and crime commissioners in England Avon and Somerset: Clare Moody Bedfordshire: John Tizard Cambridgeshire: Darryl Preston Cheshire: Dan Price Cleveland: Matt Storey Derbyshire: Nicolle Ndiweni Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly: Alison Hernandez Dorset: David Sidwick Durham: Joy Allen Gloucestershire: Chris Nelson Hampshire & Isle of Wight: Donna Jones Hertfordshire: Jonathan Ash-Edwards Humberside: Jonathan Evison Kent: Matthew Scott Lancashire: Clive Grunshaw Leicestershire: Rupert Matthews Lincolnshire: Marc Jones Merseyside: Emily Spurrell Norfolk: Sarah Taylor Northumbria: Susan Dungworth Nottinghamshire: Gary Godden Suffolk: Tim Passmore Surrey: Lisa Townsend Sussex: Katy Bourne Thames Valley: Matthew Barber Warwickshire: Philip Seccombe West Mercia: John Campion West Midlands: Simon Foster Wiltshire: Philip Wilkinson Police, fire and crime commissioners in England Cumbria: David Allen Essex: Roger Hirst Northamptonshire: Danielle Stone Staffordshire: Ben Adams Police and crime commissioners in Wales Dyfed-Powys: Dafydd Llywelyn Gwent: Jane Mudd North Wales: Andy Dunbobbin South Wales: Emma Wools Mayors who exercise police and crime commissioner functions South Yorkshire: Oliver Coppard West Yorkshire: Tracy Brabin Mayors who exercise police, fire and crime commissioner functions Greater Manchester: Andy Burnham London: Sadiq Khan York & North Yorkshire: David Skaith --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gary Godden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Godden) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Godden?action=history)). 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