Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election 2016
Last Updated: 3 April 2024
Peter McCall has been elected as the new Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Cumbria.
Voters went to the polls on 5 May but the counts for the election took place on Friday, 6 May.
Verification figures (total number of votes cast by Cumbria authority area)
| Cumbria authority area | Number of ballot papers issued (as given on the ballot paper account) in polling | Number of ballot papers in polling station ballot box | Variance (polling stations) | Number of postal ballot papers in post ballot boxes (as given on ballot paper account) | Number of postal ballot papers in post ballot boxes | Variance (postal ballot papers) | Total ballot papers expected | Total in all boxes (verification number) | Electorate | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allerdale | 7,488 | 7,488 | 0 | 7,057 | 7,057 | 0 | 14,545 | 14,545 | 72,818 | 19.97% |
| Barrow | 5,803 | 5,802 | -1 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 0 | 7,703 | 7,702 | 52,602 | 14.64% |
| Carlisle | 17,434 | 17,421 | -13 | 9,135 | 9,135 | 0 | 26,569 | 26,556 | 79,142 | 33.55% |
| Copeland | 4,587 | 4,857 | 0 | 4,572 | 4,572 | 0 | 9,429 | 9,429 | 53,407 | 17.65% |
| Eden | 6,553 | 6,553 | 0 | 3,127 | 3,127 | 0 | 9,680 | 9,680 | 41,635 | 23.25% |
| South Lakeland | 18,378 | 18,361 | -17 | 11,168 | 11,167 | -1 | 29,546 | 29,528 | 80,839 | 36.53% |
| TOTAL | 60,513 | 60,482 | -31 | 36,959 | 36,958 | -1 | 97,472 | 97,440 | 380,443 | 25.61% |
Overall turnout (verified total divided by total electorate): 25.61%
First round vote
First round vote result
Turnout: 25.61% Total number of verified ballot papers: 97,441
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| BIRCHALL, Loraine | Liberal Democrats | 16,053 |
| McCALL, Peter Josephy | The Conservative Party | 32,569 |
| PYE, Michael | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 9,370 |
| ROBINSON, Mary | Independent | 13,831 |
| WATSON, Reg | Labour Party | 22,768 |
First round number of ballot papers rejected
| Reason the ballot paper was rejected | Number of ballot papers rejected |
|---|---|
| Want of an official mark | 0 |
| Voting for more than one candidate as to the first preference vote | 887 |
| Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified | 51 |
| Unmarked as to the first preference vote | 1,208 |
| Void for uncertainty as to the first preference vote | 704 |
| Total rejected ballot papers at the first count | 2,850 |
As no candidate received more than 50% of the valid first preference votes, the second preference votes were counted for the candidates who were not eliminated from the contest.
The remaining candidates were McCALL, Peter Joseph (Conservative Party) and WATSON, Reg (Labour Party).
First round vote analysis
| Voting area | BIRCHALL, Loraine | McCALL, Peter Joseph | PYE, Michael | ROBINSON, Mary | WATSON, Reg | Total valid first preferences | Want of an official mark | Voting for more than one candidate as to the first preference vote | Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified | Unmarked as to the first preference vote | Void for uncertainty as to the first preference vote | Total rejected | Total counted (Total valid and total rejected) | Verification | Variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allerdale | 968 | 4,636 | 1,664 | 2,809 | 4,129 | 14,206 | 0 | 176 | 2 | 68 | 93 | 339 | 14,545 | 14,545 | 0 |
| Barrow | 583 | 2,482 | 1,085 | 509 | 2,880 | 7,539 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 164 | 7,703 | 7,702 | 1 |
| Carlisle | 1,647 | 8,834 | 2,948 | 3,731 | 8,364 | 25,524 | 0 | 209 | 2 | 593 | 228 | 1,032 | 26,556 | 26,556 | 0 |
| Copeland | 570 | 2,980 | 1,213 | 1,346 | 3,146 | 9,255 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 67 | 11 | 174 | 9,429 | 9,429 | 0 |
| Eden | 832 | 4,260 | 683 | 2,537 | 1,149 | 9,461 | 0 | 29 | 46 | 32 | 112 | 219 | 9,680 | 9,680 | 0 |
| South Lakeland | 11,453 | 9,377 | 1,777 | 2,899 | 3,100 | 28,606 | 0 | 270 | 1 | 414 | 237 | 922 | 29,528 | 29,528 | 0 |
| Total | 16,053 | 32,569 | 9,370 | 13,831 | 22,768 | 94,591 | 0 | 887 | 51 | 1,208 | 704 | 2,850 | 97,441 | 97,440 | 1 |
Percentage of valid first preferences
BIRCHALL, Lorraine: 16.97%
McCALL, Peter Joseph: 34.43%
PYE, Michael: 9.91%
ROBINSON, Mary: 14.62%
WATSON, Reg: 24.07%
Second round vote
Second round vote result
| Candidates | Party | Second preference votes |
|---|---|---|
| McCALL, Peter Joseph | The Conservative Party | 8,776 |
| WATSON, Reg | Labour Party | 7,669 |
The total number of valid first and second preference votes cast for each of the remaining candidates is as follows:
| Candidate | First preferences | Second preferences | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCALL, Peter Joseph | 32,569 | 8,776 | 41,346 |
| WATSON, Reg | 22,768 | 7,669 | 30,437 |
Majority: 10,908
McCALL, Peter Joseph was duly elected as the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Cumbria police area.
Second round number of ballot papers rejected
| Reason the ballot paper was rejected | Number of ballot papers rejected |
|---|---|
| Want of an official mark | 0 |
| Voting for more than one candidate as to the second preference vote | 220 |
| Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified | 2 |
| Unmarked as to the second preference vote | 4,611 |
| Void for uncertainty | 650 |
| Total rejected ballot papers at second count | 5,483 |
Second round vote analysis
| Voting area | McCALL, Peter Joseph | WATSON, Reg | Other | Total counted and not rejected | Want of an official mark | Voting for more than one candidate as to the second preference vote | Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified | Unmarked as to the second preference vote | Void for uncertainty | Total rejected | Total counted and total rejected | Total expected | Variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allerdale | 1,133 | 1,132 | 2,504 | 4,769 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 668 | 1 | 672 | 5,441 | 5,441 | 0 |
| Barrow | 412 | 468 | 1,062 | 1,942 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 233 | 0 | 235 | 2,177 | 2,177 | 0 |
| Carlisle | 1,880 | 1,741 | 3,523 | 7,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,182 | 0 | 1,182 | 8,326 | 8,326 | 0 |
| Copeland | 649 | 658 | 1,544 | 2,851 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 275 | 0 | 278 | 3,129 | 3,129 | 0 |
| Eden | 1,028 | 651 | 1,721 | 3,400 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 180 | 470 | 660 | 4,060 | 4,052 | 8 |
| South Lakeland | 3,674 | 3,019 | 6,980 | 13,673 | 0 | 202 | 2 | 2,073 | 179 | 2,456 | 16,129 | 16,129 | 0 |
| Total | 8,776 | 7,669 | 17,334 | 33,779 | 0 | 220 | 2 | 4,611 | 650 | 5,483 | 39,262 | 39,254 | 8 |
Total number of ballot papers: 39,262