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April 24, 2012 2:59 pm

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Over the past few weeks we’ve been collating a list of all of the shortlisted Labour candidates for the upcoming Police and Crime commissioner elections. Below is all of the data we’ve managed to collect so far (including information about the candidate where we have it).

This isn’t a complete list, so if we’re missing any names or details, please email us (mail@labourlist.org) and we’ll update it.

The candidates and areas (in no particular order) are:

Northumbria: Vera Baird (former MP), Tom Foster (Sunderland Councillor)

Nottinghamshire: Paddy Tipping (former MP) and Adam Mohammed

Humberside: John Prescott (former MP and Deputy PM), Ian Cawsey (former MP) and Keith Hunter ( former Humberside Police chief superintendent)

Derbyshire: Alan Charles (deputy chairman of the police authority), Hardyal Dhindsa (Derby Cllr, stood in Mid Derbyshire in 2010) and Kathryn Salt (former Euro candidate in East Midlands, former Amber Valley Cllr)

Warwickshire: James Plaskitt (former MP) and Claire Edwards (Rugby Cllr)

West Midlands: Bob Jones (Wolverhampton Cllr) and Yvonne Mosquito (Birmingham Cllr)

Northamptonshire: Lee Barron and Mike Caseman-Jones (a territorial army officer)

Lancashire: Clive Grunshaw (Fletwood Cllr, stood in 2010 GE), Ibrahim Master and Mark Atkinson

Merseyside: Jane Kennedy (former MP), Peter Kilfoyle (former MP), Bill Weightman (a Knowsley Councillor)

Cheshire: John Stockton (Halton Cllr, Weaver Vale candidate in 2010) and Steve Carter

Leicestershire: Sarah Russell (a Leicester City Cllr) selected by default as the panel decided not to shortlist the other 2 applicants (1 city cllr and 1 county councillor).

Cumbria: Michael Boaden (Carlisle Cllr and candidate in 2010 GE) and Patrick Leonard

Durham: Peter Thompson (current Chairman of Durham Police Authority), Ron Hogg (former Durham Assistant Chief Constable and deputy chief constable with Cleveland Police) and Cllr Bill Dixon (Darlington council leader)

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrea-Parma/578831001 Andrea Parma

     Staffordshire: Joy Garner (Stoke Cllr) & Michael
    Poulter (former county councillor and police authority chairmar).
    Poulter was the Labour candidate in 1984 Stafford by-election.

    Thames Valley: Jon Harvey (town councillor in Buckingham) and Tim Starkey (former LD candidate in Chesham and Amersham)

    North Yorkshire: according to Northern Eco just Ruth Potter (York cllr) . So she has been selected by default.

    Luton:
    Adrian Heffernan (former county councillor and chair of police
    authority) and Oliver Martins (I think he used to be based in Liverpool.
    Now he’s in Luton)

  • AlanGiles
  • Susiepugh

    and of course – Tony Lloyd MP shortlist of one for Greater Manchester

  • Billsilver

    Who are these self-selected applicants? Did the local party choose them?

    • AlanGiles

      What really annoys me is that some of those people putting themselves forward are hardly monuments to personal honesty and integrity

    • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/CLSM4DFLCU7NHNTMHKQD4M4LPY Tim

      How can a “local party” choose them when they cover dozens of Parliamentary Constituencies?  Are you suggesting Staffordshire’s shortlist was compiled by every CLP in Staffordshire or every member in Staffordshire?  Those shortlisted (apart from the shortlists of one obviously) will be selected in an OMOV ballot.  The system isn’t perfect, but has been somewhat imposed on the Party by the Parliamentary timetable.  We should be more concerned that about the whole politicisation of the Police through the creation of these abominations than navel-gazing about the minutae of how shortlists were compiled.

      • Billsilver

        Thanks for your somewhat graceless reply Tim. You obviously have the inside track on the ‘system’ – that doesn’t mean we all do.
        Without wishing to navel-gaze is it NOT good to know how these people seek to represent us/you/Staffordshire?
        And a candidate in the 1984 by-election (isn’t that history by now?) – really?

        • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrea-Parma/578831001 Andrea Parma

           Basically the “system” more or less was:
          interested candidates had to apply by the end of February. Then a NEC panel would longlist them (not that there was much to longlist as in some areas there were barely 5 applications). Longlisted candidates would then be called for an interview in front of a shortlisting panel composed by NEC/regional representatives members. Said panel would draw up a shortlist to be put on a OMOV ballot which will run alongside NEC/NPF elections in May/June.

        • http://twitter.com/Rowan_Draper Rowan Draper

          Billsilver: Michael Poulter MBE was a serving Councillor at Staffordshire County Council for Stafford West Division for 28 years until 2009, where he was Staffordshire Police Authority Chairman from 2001-2009.

  • ThePurpleBooker

    What about Alun Michael? You seem to have forgotten Paul Richards.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrea-Parma/578831001 Andrea Parma

       I know Alun Michael is on the shortlist alongside a councillor from the Rhondda, but I don’t know if anybody else has been shortlisted in South Wales or not

      • AlanGiles

        Michael was one of the most toadying MPs when Tony Blair was leader. His sycophancy was sickening whenever he appeared on Radio 4. No doubt he will get the nomination

  • Brumanuensis

    That is excellent news about James Plaskitt. A lovely guy and a fantastic MP too. He’d make a great PCC candidate and I hope my former comrades in Warwickshire select him.

  • http://www.facebook.com/elliot.bidgood Elliot Bidgood

    The police foundation’s list all those interested (all parties) here:
    http://www.police-foundation.org.uk/files/POLICE0001/policy%20work/PCC%20Candidates.pdf

    Also one to add for my home constabulary: Patrick Canavan (Torbay Labour secretary and 2011 mayoral candidate) for Labour in Devon & Cornwall

  • Sam Chapman

    Tony Lloyd – Greater Manchester – only one shortlisted. More at http://www.TopOfTheCops.com

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  • http://twitter.com/CllrJonSHarvey Cllr Jon Harvey

    My campaign blog is here:  http://jonsharveyforthamesvalleypcc.blogspot.co.uk/ (Buckingham Town Councillor – and a lot more…!)

    First hustings tonight in Amersham – details on my blog – all 21 Thames Valley Party CLP members welcome!

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