Polls open in Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner election
Voters across North Lincolnshire are going to the polls today to elect their first police and crime commissioner.
Polling stations opened at 7am this morning and will close at 10pm.
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The polling station at the Berkeley Parish Church on Mirfield Road in Scunthorpe. Picture: Carl Gac
People across the Humber region are being asked to choose their first and second preference for who should take on the £75,000-a-year role.
The result is expected to be announced tomorrow afternoon.
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Turnout for the election is expected to be low.
There are seven candidates standing for the role, which will replace Humberside Police Authority.
They are:
• Labour’s Lord Prescott, former deputy Prime Minister and Hull East MP.
• Conservative Matthew Grove, current East Riding councillor.
• Liberal Democrat Simone Butterworth, former Hull City Council leader and current city coun-
cillor.
• UKIP’s Godfrey Bloom, a Euro MP.
• Independent Paul Davison, former Humberside Police Chief Superintendent and commander of police in the East Riding.
• Independent Walter Sweeney, bed and breakfast owner and former Tory MP.
• Independent Neil Eyre, former soldier and project manager.
Bookmaker William Hill closed betting on the result yesterday, with Lord Prescott the favourite at 1/3.
Independent candidate Paul Davison is second favourite with odds of 7/2, with Conservative Matthew Grove at 6/1.
Graham Sharp, of William Hill, said: "It is fair to say John Prescott's odds have drifted a bit. They were a lot shorter.
"Matthew Grove's odds have come in a lot and Paul Davison has stayed in roughly the same place. We are seeing it as potentially a three-horse race between them.
"It is very difficult to bet on this sort of thing, however, as there is no precedent.
"We have no idea what the turnout will be like, so we will be fascinated to see the result."
Election preview: Key pledges and interviews with all seven candidates for Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner
Comments
by englander61
Thursday, November 15 2012, 6:40PM
“HeavenlyManna , Good and worthy comments let,s hope more people take note and vote for one of the independents done my bit fingers crossed , Still think a third tick box should have been added so we could vote for the person we did not want to get job .lol”
by HeavenlyManna
Thursday, November 15 2012, 1:46PM
“HDM's take on todays Independant report:
"Lord Prescott in 'near punch-up' with heckler in Hull city centre":
http://tinyurl.com/cdxjzql”
by HeavenlyManna
Thursday, November 15 2012, 11:37AM
“Yet again that eclectic mix of bookmakers, journalists and politicians getting their heads together on some ruse or other!! Who would have thought the ST could be so shame faced to run this one after its embarrassing fau pas with last week's run of this nonsense!! 10 easy ways to promote calibre and credibility of your publication?! Staggering!!”
by HeavenlyManna
Thursday, November 15 2012, 11:24AM
“Here's a factoid! The £2.705 BILLION that Prescott frittered away on his fiasco Pathfinder, FiReControl, M4 schemes (including £3.4 million on his grace and favour homes) would have funded Humberside Police budget for 15 years.
PLEASE DON'T lose the opportunity and waste your votes in todays PCC elections!!”