Kent PCC results as Conservative Matthew Scott is reelected county's Police Crime Commissioner

Conservative Matthew Scott has been re-elected as Kent and Medway Police and Crime Commissioner. He won comfortably with 120,491 votes, nearly 28K more than his closest rival.

Coming second was Lenny Rolles for Labour, with 92,508. Third was Graham Colley, for the Lib Dems, with 60,279. Turnout was 20.22 per cent, meaning four in five people didn't show up at the ballot box.

Mr Scott was first elected as Kent's Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) in May 2016. His job is to set priorities for policing in the county and then hold Kent Police's chief constable to account for delivering that plan.

He was re-elected for a second term in May 2021. He lives in Swanley with his wife and three young children. Leading up to today's result of the election, he said he wanted to "cut crime, support victims and build trust".

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Kent Police chief cons Tim Smith said: "As chief constable I would like to offer my congratulations to Matthew Scott on being re-elected as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent."

"I look forward to continuing my productive working relationship with Mr Scott as we continue to deliver the Police and Crime Plan and work together to keep Kent one of the safest places in the country."

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