Conservative candidate John Dwyer has been announced the winner of the Police crime and commissioner election.
The Conservative candidate beat Labour candidate John Stockton in the second round of voting to become Cheshire's first Police and Crime Commissioner.
For the first time in our area the supplementary voting system was used. As no candidate got more that 50% of the first choice votes, the two candidates with the most first choice votes remained in the election and all other candidates were eliminated.
The second choice votes for the eliminated candidates were then counted – and any votes for the two remaining candidates were added to their first round totals.
John Dwyer won by 48,591 votes to 37,350 votes for John Stockton.
He retired 11 years ago as Assistant Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary, after a 30-year career in the police. Since retirement he has run several of his own businesses including a corporate security consultancy and investigation company.
John Dwyer was a councillor on Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council before its move into the Cheshire East authority.
The turnout at the PCC election in Cheshire was 14.08% with 16.68% turnout for Cheshire East.
The results of the first round of voting were:
• Ainsley Arnold (Liberal Democrat) - 10,653
• Louise Bours (UKIP) - 8,557
• John Dwyer (Conservative) - 40,122
• Sarah Flannery (Independent) - 18,596
• John Stockton (Labour) - 30,974
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