{{Use British English|date=December 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox political post |post = Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner |insignia = Merseyside PCC logo.svg |insigniasize = 200 |insigniacaption = |image = File:Emily Spurrell.jpg |imagesize = |alt = |incumbent = [[Emily Spurrell]] |incumbentsince = 13 May 2021<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/19296129.merseyside-crime-commissioner-emily-spurrell-takes-oath-today/ |title=Merseyside Crime Commissioner Emily Spurrell takes oath |last=Manning |first=Craig |publisher=Wirral Globe |date=2021-05-13 | access-date=2021-10-23 }}</ref> |formation = 22 November 2012 |constituting_instrument = [[Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011]] |precursor = Merseyside Police Authority |department = [[Police and crime commissioner]] of [[Merseyside Police]] |reports_to = Merseyside Police and Crime Panel |style = |appointer = Electorate of [[Merseyside]] |termlength = Four years |inaugural = [[Jane Kennedy (politician)|Jane Kennedy]] |deputy = Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner |salary = £88,600 |website = [https://merseysidepcc.info merseysidepcc.info] }} The '''Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner''' is the [[police and crime commissioner]], an elected official tasked with overseeing [[Merseyside Police]] and setting out the way crime is tackled by the force in the English County of [[Merseyside]]. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Merseyside Police Authority. The current incumbent is [[Emily Spurrell]], who was elected on [[2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections|6 May 2021]] and sworn into office on 13 May 2021.<ref name="newpcc">{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-57041181.amp| title=Elections results 2021: Emily Spurrell elected as Merseyside PCC|website=[[BBC News]] |date=8 May 2021 |accessdate=17 May 2021}}</ref> Commissioner Spurrell succeeded the inaugural holder, [[Jane Kennedy (politician)|Jane Kennedy]].
The Police and Crime Commissioner is required to produce a strategic Police and Crime Plan, setting out the priorities for the Merseyside Police, and their work is scrutinised by the Merseyside Police and Crime Panel, composed of elected councillors from the five [[Metropolitan borough|local authorities]] of Merseyside.
==List of Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioners== {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !colspan="2"|Political Party !Date |- |rowspan="2" | [[Jane Kennedy (politician)|Jane Kennedy]] | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | 22 November 2012 - March 2019 |- | {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} | March 2019 - 12 May 2021 |- | [[Emily Spurrell]] | {{Party name with colour|Labour and Co-operative}} | 13 May 2021 - ''present'' |}
==Powers and functions== The powers and functions of the Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner are derived from the [[Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011]], replacing those of the [[Merseyside Police Authority]]. The main functions are to:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apccs.police.uk/role-of-the-pcc/ |title=Role of the PCC |publisher=Association of Police and Crime Commissioners |access-date=2021-10-23 }}</ref>
*secure an efficient and effective police force for Merseyside *appoint the chief constable of [[Merseyside Police]], hold them to account for their running of the force and, if necessary, dismiss them *set the police and crime objectives for Merseyside through a Police and Crime Plan *set the annual budget and [[Precepting authorities in England|precept]] level *contribute to the national and international policing capabilities set out by the Home Secretary *bring together community safety and criminal justice partners, to make sure local priorities are joined up
==Election results== {{Election box begin|title=2024 Merseyside police and crime commissioner election<ref>{{Cite web| title=Election of a Police and Crime Commissioner for the Merseyside Police Area | url=https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/media/8127/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-PCC-2024/pdf/PCC_-_Statement_of_Persons_Nominated.pdf?m=1712338011280 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406082843/https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/media/8127/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-PCC-2024/pdf/PCC_-_Statement_of_Persons_Nominated.pdf?m=1712338011280 | archive-date=2024-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://liverpool.gov.uk/council/voting-and-elections/election-results/ |title=Election results |website=Liverpool City Council |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour and Co-operative Party|candidate=[[Emily Spurrell]]|votes=152,640|percentage=61.7|change=+4.9}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Bob Teesdale|votes=35,221|percentage=14.2|change=-8.6}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Amanda Onwuemene|votes=31,330|percentage=12.7|change=N/A}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Christopher Carubia|votes=28,093|percentage=11.4|change=-5.2}} {{Election box turnout|votes=251,600|percentage=23.9|change=-7.0}} {{Election box rejected|votes=4,316|percentage=1.7|change=-1.8}} {{Election box hold with party link||winner=Labour and Co-operative Party|swing=6.7}} {{Election box end}}{{Election box supplementary vote begin | title = Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2021 | source= <ref name="newpcc" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Election results for Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner for the Merseyside Area Thursday 6th May 2021|url=https://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=446&RPID=52778304 |publisher=Liverpool City Council |date=2021-05-07 |access-date=2021-10-23 }}</ref>}} {{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link | party = Labour and Co-operative | candidate = Emily Elizabeth Spurrell | fullwidthvotes = 326093 | r1votes = 178875 | r1votespercent = 56.88 }} {{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link | party = Conservative Party (UK) | candidate = Bob Teesdale | fullwidthvotes = 326093 | r1votes = 71961 | r1votespercent = 22.88 }} {{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link | party = Liberal Democrats (UK) | candidate = Kristofor Iain Brown | fullwidthvotes = 326093 | r1votes = 51979 | r1votespercent = 16.53 }} {{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link | party = Reform UK | candidate = Malcolm James Webster | fullwidthvotes = 326093 | r1votes = 11662 | r1votespercent = 4.83 }} {{Election box supplementary vote turnout | votes = 314,477 | percentage = 29.72% }} {{Election box supplementary vote rejected |votes = 11,616 |percentage = 3.56% }} {{Election box supplementary vote total | votes = 326,093 | percentage = 30.82% }} {{Election box supplementary vote registered electors |reg. electors = 1,058,029 }} {{Election box supplementary vote hold | winner = Labour Party (UK) }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box supplementary vote begin |title = Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016 |source = <ref>{{cite web |title=Election results for Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner for the Merseyside Area Thursday 5th May 2016|url=https://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=301&RPID=9210160 |publisher=Liverpool City Council |date=2016-05-06 |access-date=2021-10-23 }}</ref> }} {{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Jane Kennedy |fullwidthvotes = 302253 |r1votes = 186661 |r1votespercent = 61.76 }} {{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = David Burgess |fullwidthvotes = 302253 |r1votes = 54000 |r1votespercent = 17.87 }} {{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Christopher Carubia |fullwidthvotes = 302253 |r1votes = 34625 |r1votespercent = 11.46 }} {{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = John Coyne |fullwidthvotes = 302253 |r1votes = 26967 |r1votespercent = 8.92 }} {{Election box supplementary vote turnout |votes = 302,253 |percentage =
}} {{Election box supplementary vote rejected |votes = 11,754 |percentage = 3.74% }} {{Election box supplementary vote total |votes = 325,761 |percentage = }} {{Election box supplementary vote registered electors |reg. electors = }} {{Election box supplementary vote hold |winner = Labour Party (UK) }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box supplementary vote begin |title = Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 |source = <ref>{{cite web |title=Election results for Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner for the Merseyside Area Thursday 6th May 2021|url=https://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=232&RPID=52778364 |publisher=Liverpool City Council |date=2012-11-16 |access-date=2021-10-23 }}</ref> }} {{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Jane Kennedy |fullwidthvotes = 126171 |r1votes = 70884 |r1votespercent = 56.18 }} {{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Geoff Gubb |fullwidthvotes = 126171 |r1votes = 15870 |r1votespercent = 12.58 }} {{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Kiron Reid |fullwidthvotes = 126171 |r1votes = 14379 |r1votespercent = 11.40 }} {{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Paula Keaveney |fullwidthvotes = 126171 |r1votes = 9192 |r1votespercent = 7.29 }} {{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link |party = United Kingdom Independence Party |candidate = Hilary Jane Jones |fullwidthvotes = 126171 |r1votes = 8704 |r1votespercent = 6.90 }} {{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link |party = English Democrats |candidate = Paul Duane Rimmer |fullwidthvotes = 126171 |r1votes = 7142 |r1votespercent = 5.66 }} {{Election box supplementary vote turnout |votes = 126171 |percentage = 12.44% }} {{Election box supplementary vote rejected |votes = 2,915 |percentage = 2.31% |change = N/A }} {{Election box supplementary vote total| |votes = 129,086 |percentage = 12.73% |change = N/A }} {{Election box supplementary vote registered electors |reg. electors = 1,014,183 }} {{Election box supplementary vote win |winner = Labour Party (UK) }} {{Election box end}}
==Abolition==
On 13th November 2025 the [[Home Secretary]] [[Shabana Mahmood| Shabana Mahmood MP]] announced that the roles of the 37 Police and Crime Commissioners in England would be abolished at the end of their terms of office in 2028 when the responsibility will move to elected regional mayors or to council leaders.<ref> {{cite web |title= Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped |url= https://www.gov.uk/government/news/police-and-crime-commissioners-to-be-scrapped#:~:text=Police%20and%20crime%20commissioners%20(PCCs,frontline%20officers%20to%20cut%20crime.&text=Removing%20PCCs%20will%20cut%20the,spent%20on%20restoring%20neighbourhood%20policing. |website= gov.uk |access-date= 18 November 2025 |df= dmy-all }} </ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://merseysidepcc.info Office of the Merseyside Police & Crime Commissioner] official site
{{Current Police and Crime Commissioners of England and Wales}}
[[Category:Police and crime commissioners in England]] [[Category:Merseyside police and crime commissioners]]