20 per cent turn out for Police and Crime Commissioner election in North Lincolnshire
Official turnout figures for yesterday's Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner election have been revealed by East Riding Council.
Across North Lincolnshire, 20.36 per cent of the electorate turned out to vote, the second highest of the four authorities that make up the force.
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The polling station in Belton for the PCC elections for Humberside. Picture: Carl Gac
The North Lincolnshire figure was slightly above the average of the four authorities that stood at 19.48 per cent.
The highest figure was recorded in East Riding with 23.19 per cent of the electorate taking to the polls.
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In North East Lincolnshire, the figure was 16.18 per cent and in Hull, 15.65 per cent.
A low turnout was expected and falls below the 40 per cent turnout for the North Lincolnshire Council election in May 2011.
Votes will be counted from 11.30am this morning at Bridlington Spa, with the result expected later this afternoon.
Comments
by ewbfchamp
Sunday, November 18 2012, 4:26PM
“The low turn out must surely have proved what people thought of electing Commissioners in the first place. The whole debacle is a complete and utter waste of tax payers' money !”
by Super_Cynical
Saturday, November 17 2012, 7:59AM
“What makes the government think that this was a success? I exercised my democratic right, but the question surely has to be asked that if 80% didn't......what was the reason? I have my own ideas as I'm sure many do, but in a democratic society this kind of voter apathy really needs to be investigated.”
by HattyTood
Saturday, November 17 2012, 12:43AM
“by crickfan
"Apparently Prescott's got it unfortunately......"
I'm not letting you pick my lottery numbers LOL”
by crickfan
Friday, November 16 2012, 1:42PM
“Apparently Prescott's got it unfortunately......”
by Any_Old_iron
Friday, November 16 2012, 1:24PM
“No overall winner yet!
Gone to second level of voting!
Ooh the tension!”
by JohnJohn2011
Friday, November 16 2012, 12:30PM
“If you are able to comment on this site you surly would have been able to find out about the other candidates, enough references have been made over the last few weeks regarding the PCC. One of the candidates wanted to put a village bobby's house and a village bobby in every North Lincs village to keep villagers happy and safe. You vote could have been the one that cracked it for them to implement those changes, your loss.”
by HattyTood
Friday, November 16 2012, 11:26AM
“by dellboy1959
"I was under the impression that below a certain percentage turnout rendered the whole thing nul and void?."
I think you're getting mixed up with the Scunthorpe regeneration fiasco . . . that one's been null & void for a while LOL”
by dellboy1959
Friday, November 16 2012, 10:59AM
“I was under the impression that below a certain percentage turnout rendered the whole thing nul and void?.”
by gillian01
Friday, November 16 2012, 10:12AM
“we did not bother to vote never heard off all these people they say one thing and do another just like mps lining there own pocket a lot did not bother to vote because we have never heaed off these people living in hull /east riding it would be better if they came round to small villagers ect and spoke to people wilst shopping the personal touch is better than junk mail through the letter box sa saying there the best for the job it just goes in the rubbish bin for the council to recycle next week”
by TFiLive
Friday, November 16 2012, 10:11AM
“I shouldn't think something so mundane as a vote is going to get in Prescott's way - he will simply have loaded the dice”