{{short description|British politician}} {{Use British English|date=July 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = File:Susan Dungworth - Northumbria PCC.jpg | caption = Dungworth attending the Labour North regional conference in 2024 | name = Susan Dungworth | office = [[Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner|Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria]] | term_start = 8 May 2024 | term_end = | predecessor = [[Kim McGuinness]] | successor = | office1 = [[Labour (UK)|Leader of the Northumberland Labour Group]] <br> [[Leader of the Opposition]] on [[Northumberland County Council]] | deputy1 = Scott Dickinson | term_start1 = 19 April 2019 | term_end1 = 6 May 2021 | predecessor1 = Grant Davey | successor1 = Scott Dickinson | office2 = Member of [[Northumberland County Council]]<br>for [[Hartley, Northumberland|Hartley]] | term_start2 = 4 May 2017 | term_end2 = 6 May 2021 | predecessor2 = Anita Romer | successor2 = David Ferguson | office3 = Chair of Seaton Valley Community Council<br>for [[Hartley, Northumberland|Hartley]] | term_start3 = May 2021 | term_end3 = May 2024 | predecessor3 = Stephen Stanners | successor3 = Sue Bowman | birth_name = Susan Elizabeth Dungworth | birth_date = | birth_place = Manchester [[England]] | party = [[Labour and Co-operative]] | alma_mater = | website = https://northumbria-pcc.gov.uk/ | deputy = Clare Penny-Evans }}
'''Susan Dungworth''' is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician who has been the [[Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner]] since May 2024, when she succeeded [[Kim McGuinness]]. She was a councillor until 2021, when she lost her seat.<ref>{{Cite web |author=James Robinson |url=https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/politics/former-northumberland-councillor-bidding-to-be-next-police-and-crime-commissioner-4346384 |title=Former Northumberland councillor bidding to be next Police and Crime Commissioner |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk}}</ref>
== Career == Dungworth is a former youth justice worker and community activist.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=James |date=2023-09-22 |title=Former Northumberland councillor selected as Labour candidate for PCC election |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/northumbria-pcc-election-labour-candidate-27770678 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=Chronicle Live |language=en}}</ref> In the [[2019 United Kingdom general election]], she was the Labour candidate in [[Blyth Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Blyth Valley]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ian |date=2019-10-27 |title=Labour picks Ronnie Campbell's replacement to fight general election |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/ronnie-campbell-blyth-mp-replacement-17156068 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Chronicle Live |language=en}}</ref> She was defeated by Conservative candidate [[Ian Levy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marsh |first=Michael |date=2019-12-12 |title=Tories gain Blyth Valley from Labour in shock election result |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/conservatives-gain-blyth-valley-constituency-17411803 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Chronicle Live |language=en}}</ref>
She was previously Leader of the Northumberland Labour Group but in 2021 she lost her seat in Hartley, with the outcome of the vote decided by a rare ballot box draw after she tied with [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] candidate David Ferguson after they both received 868 votes each.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-07 |title=Northumberland Labour receive a leadership blow |url=https://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/19286023.northumberland-labour-receive-leadership-blow-county-council-elections/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=Hexham Courant |language=en}}</ref>
In November 2024, Susan Dungworth announced the creation of a digital resource to help combat the influence of [[misogyny]] (via, for example, [[manosphere]] culture, [[hate speech]] and [[rape culture]]) on young people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Northumbria PCC vow to tackle 'Andrew Tate-style' misogyny |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j8745gelxo |access-date=24 March 2025 |work=www.bbc.com |date=5 November 2024}}</ref> This is a continuation of a programme initiated by her predecessor as Police and Crime Commissioner, Kim McGuinness, in collaboration with Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McMenamin |first1=Bethany |title=It All Adds Up educational resource |url=https://rctn.org.uk/campaigns/italladdsup/ |website=Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland |access-date=24 March 2025}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Current Police and Crime Commissioners of England and Wales}}
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