ANTHONY Stansfeld has been re-elected as Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Thames Valley Police, but it was a close call.
The Conservative candidate, who has been elected for the second time, secured 53.96 per cent of the vote in yesterday's election with 202,396 votes.
Labour's candidate Laetisia Carter came in second place with 172,717 votes, making up 46.04 per cent of the vote.
The ballots were verified at venues across the region last night and were declared in Abingdon in Oxfordshire this afternoon.
Mr Stansfeld was elected as the first PCC for the Thames Valley in 2012 when the overall turnout was 13.3 per cent.
The total turnout for this year's election was 25.6 per cent with around 430,000 votes being cast in the Thames Valley.
The #BracknellForest results are in as well. Anthony Stansfeld 44.20%, Laetisia Carter 29.34%, Lea Trainer 16.98% & John Howson 9.48%
— Thames Valley PCC (@TV_PCC) May 6, 2016
The #Wokingham results are in. Anthony Stansfeld 48.92%, John Howson 20.46%, Laetisia Carter 20.28% & Lea Trainer 10.34%. Just #Reading left
— Thames Valley PCC (@TV_PCC) May 6, 2016
Windsor and Maidenhead results in. Anthony Stansfeld 52.31%, Laetisia Carter 22.82%, John Howson 12.81% & Lea Trainer 12.06% #PCCelections
— Thames Valley PCC (@TV_PCC) May 6, 2016
To be elected as PCC, a candidate needs to gain 50% of the overall first preference votes to win outright. In this election no candidate secured 50% therefore the second preference votes were counted.
Liberal Democrat John Howson and UKIP's Lea Trainer were eliminated after the first round of votes.
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