Seven stand in Norfolk police commissioner election
Andrew Turner/BBCSeven candidates will stand in the election for Norfolk's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).
Polling day will be Thursday, 16 July, with the votes being counted the next day.
The election follows the resignation of the previous PCC, Sarah Taylor, who stood down with immediate effect because of an illness in her family.
The post of PCC is due to be abolished in two years' time as part of the government's plans for devolution which will see the creation of a directly elected mayor for Norfolk and Suffolk.
The seven candidates (listed in alphabetical order) are:
- Christopher Brown - Liberal Democrat
- Mark Buckton - Restore Britain
- Beth Jones - Labour
- Marcus Pearcey - Independent
- Martin Schmierer - Green
- Colin Sutton - Reform UK
- Matthew Taylor - Conservative
Polling stations will be open across Norfolk on 16 July and anyone who lives in the county and is on the electoral register will be eligible to vote.
People who want to vote by post have until 17:00 BST on Wednesday, 1 July to register for a postal vote, while the deadline to register for a proxy vote is Wednesday, 8 July.
Police and crime commissioners were first elected in 2012, having been introduced by the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government. There is one PCC every police force. Some commissioners combine the role with oversight of the fire service as well.
Their remit was to be the public face of policing, to manage a force's budget, set policing priorities and crime reduction targets, and hold the chief constable to account.
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