West Midlands results

  • Bob Jones (Lab) 117,388
  • Matt Bennett (Con) 55,685. 

Bob Jones (Lab) is confirmed as the new West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner.

Coventry area - second preference count totals

Coventry Bob Jones (Lab) has received 1,367 second preference votes and Matt Bennett (Cons) has received 1,020 second preference votes.

Coventry area - first preference count totals 

The total number of Ballot Papers verified is: 24778

The total number of valid first preference votes cast for each of the Candidates is as follows:

First Count totals
Name Party Valid first preference votes cast
Matt Bennett The Conservative Party Candidate 3997
Bill Etheridge UK Independence Party (UK I P) 1701
Cath Hannon Independent 3613
Bob Jones Labour Party Candidate 11100
Ayoub Khan Liberal Democrats 783
Mike Rumble Independent 1401
Derek Anthony Webley Independent 1301

Total number of valid first preference votes is: 23896.

Total number of rejected ballot papers is: 884.

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more than one candidate as to the first preference vote: 374
  • Writing or mark by which voter could be identified: 5 
  • Unmarked as to the first preference vote: 138
  • Void for uncertainty as to the first preference vote: 367

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