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England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections, 2012
The
2012 Police and Crime Commissioner elections
were polls held in most
police areas
in
England
and
Wales
on Thursday 15 November. The direct election of
Police and Crime Commissioners
(PCCs) was originally scheduled for May 2012 but was postponed in order to secure the passage of the
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
through the
House of Lords
. The Government considers the elected Commissioners to have a stronger mandate than the "unelected and invisible police authorities that they replace". The elections took place alongside by-elections for the
House of Commons
in
Cardiff South and Penarth
,
Corby
and
Manchester Central
, and a
mayoral election in Bristol
.
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