| Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner | |
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since 20 August 2021 | |
| Police and crime commissioner of Wiltshire Police | |
| Reports to | Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel |
| Appointer | Electorate of Wiltshire |
| Term length | Four years |
| Constituting instrument | Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 |
| Precursor | Wiltshire Police Authority |
| Inaugural holder | Angus Macpherson |
| Formation | 22 November 2012 |
| Deputy | Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner |
| Salary | £73,300 |
| Website | www |
The Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Wiltshire Police in the English county of Wiltshire. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Wiltshire Police Authority. The incumbent until May 2021 was Angus Macpherson, a Conservative Party candidate.
The PCC's office is within Wiltshire Police headquarters, Devizes.[1]
Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the election due to be held in May 2020 was postponed to 6 May 2021, as were all other local elections.[2]
The incumbent PCC is Philip Wilkinson, who was first elected on 19 August 2021,[3] following a re-run of the May 2021 election.
- ^ "Contact Us". Wiltshire and Swindon Police and Crime Commissioner. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Coronavirus: English local elections postponed for a year". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Paessler, Benjamin (20 August 2021). "Wiltshire PCC election re-run: Updates as votes are counted". Salisbury Journal. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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