Kent Police and Crime Commissioner
6 May 2021
An election was held in Kent on 6 May 2021 to elect a police and crime commissioner for the county. This was originally due to take place on 7 May 2020, but due to the coronavirus pandemic the government postponed all elections scheduled that year until 2021.
The Conservatives won the previous election in 2016 after the second round of voting. At this election, they held the seat after the first round of voting.
Matthew Richard Scott was elected as the police and crime commissioner for Kent.
First Round
The following results were declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Medway | % | Kent | % | |
Conservative |
Matthew Richard Scott *22,050 | 57.4 | 237,278 | 57.8 | |
Labour and Co-operative |
Lola Oyewusi 11,363 | 29.6 | 103,807 | 25.3 | |
Liberal Democrat |
Graham David Colley 4,969 | 12.9 | 69,464 | 16.9 | |
Turnout | 38,382 | 410,549 | 31.8 | ||
Conservative hold |
To order the candidates by name, party, number of votes received in Medway or number of votes received in Kent, click on the appropriate column heading.
* Denotes the incumbent police and crime commissioner standing for re-election.
Medway Vote Change
Medway Swing
Kent Vote Change
Kent Swing
Only first preference votes are taken into account when calculating the vote share.
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