2014 West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election|
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| Turnout | 10.38% ( 1.58%) |
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First party |
Second party |
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Lab |
Con |
| Candidate |
David Jamieson |
Les Jones |
| Party |
Labour |
Conservative |
| Popular vote |
102,561 |
54,091 |
| Percentage |
50.8% |
26.8% |
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Third party |
Fourth party |
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UKIP |
LD |
| Candidate |
Keith Rowe |
Ayoub Khan |
| Party |
UKIP |
Liberal Democrats |
| Popular vote |
32,187 |
12,950 |
| Percentage |
15.9% |
6.5% |
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The 2014 West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election was a by-election for the position of Police and Crime Commissioner in the West Midlands Police region of the United Kingdom, held on 21 August 2014. It was triggered by the death of Bob Jones, the inaugural West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, who died on 1 July 2014.
The election had to be held with 35 working days of the vacancy by virtue of Section 51 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. On 4 July 2014, Birmingham City Council, who oversaw the election, confirmed that the poll would be held on 21 August 2014.