Police and Crime Commissioner
Oversight of Sussex Police was provided by Sussex Police Authority until November 2012, when this role was taken over by a Police and Crime Commissioner following the first elections.
Katy Bourne was elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex Police on 15 November 2012, with a majority of 24,426.
| Sussex Commissioner election, 2012 | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Round | % | 2nd Round | Total | First Round Votes Transfer Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Katy Bourne | 59,635 | 32% | 20,393 | 80,028 |
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| Labour | Godfrey Daniel | 40,765 | 22% | 14,837 | 55,602 |
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| Independent | Ian Chisnall | 38,930 | 21% | 0 | 38,930 |
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| UKIP | Tony Armstrong | 29,327 | 15% | 0 | 29,327 |
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| Liberal Democrat | David Rogers | 20,579 | 11% | 0 | 20,579 |
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| Turnout | 189,236 | 15.3% | ||||||||
| Conservative win | ||||||||||
The post was the first to be elected on a Sussex-wide basis since 1832 when the Sussex parliamentary constituency was replaced by constituencies for Sussex's eastern and western divisions.
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