Emily Spurrell spoke of the 'huge privilege' of serving the region as she won comfortably
Labour's Emily Spurrell has comfortably won a second term as Merseyside's Police and Crime Commissioner .
The former deputy PCC came out on top against Bob Teesdale for the Conservatives with 35,221 votes. Amanda Onwuemene came third for the Green Party securing 31,330 votes while fellow Wirral councillor Chris Carubia was fourth for the Liberal Democrats with 28,093 votes.READ MORE: Local election 2024 results live
Addressing party activists and supporters after her victory was confirmed, Mrs Spurrell – who is only the second person to ever hold the role – said it was a “huge privilege to do this role” but acknowledged there was still work to do to inform the community of what it entailed. In her victory speech, Mrs Spurrell, who served as deputy to previous commissioner Jane Kennedy before taking up the post, said it had not all been easy across the region but “challenging times” had been when communities had come together. She said this was what made Merseyside “so special.”
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