Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election 2021
Last Updated: 21 November 2023
Peter Joseph MCCALL has been elected as the new Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Cumbria.
Voters went to the Poll on 6 May, 2021, but the counts for the election took place on Monday, 10 May, 2021.
First round vote
First round vote result
Turnout: 27.62% Total number of verified ballot papers: 107,824
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| BIRCHALL, Loraine | Liberal Democrats | 21,506 |
| CANNON, Barbara Ann | Labour and Co-operative Party | 27,687 |
| MCCALL, Peter Joseph | Conservative Party Candidate | 56,753 |
As Peter McCall received 53.57% of the vote, he was duly elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for the Cumbria area.
First round number of ballot papers rejected (all districts)
| Reason the ballot paper was rejected |
Number of ballot |
|---|---|
| Want of an official mark | 0 |
| Unmarked as to a first preference | 613 |
| Ballot papers were rejected because there was more than one first preference vote given | 591 |
| Ballot papers were rejected because there was something written or marked on the ballot paper by which the voter could be identified | 5 |
| Void for uncertainty as to the first preference vote | 665 |
| Total rejected ballot papers as the first count | 1,874 |
South Lakeland voting analysis
First round vote result (South Lakeland)
Turnout: 38.08% Total number of verified ballot papers: 31,618
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| BIRCHALL, Loraine | Liberal Democrats | 13,854 |
| CANNON, Barbara Ann | Labour and Co-operative Party | 4,062 |
| MCCALL, Peter Joseph | Conservative Party Candidate | 13,123 |
First round number of ballot papers rejected (South Lakeland)
| Reason the ballot paper was rejected | Number of ballot papers rejected |
|---|---|
| Want of an official mark | 0 |
| Unmarked as to a first preference | 73 |
| Ballot papers were rejected because there was more than one first preference vote given | 190 |
| Ballot papers were rejected because there was something written or marked on the ballot paper by which the voter could be identified | 2 |
| Void for uncertainty as to the first preference vote | 314 |
| Total rejected ballot papers as the first count | 579 |