The latest Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall has been revealed.

Alison Hernandez has been selected to serve as Police and Crime Commissioner for a third term.

The conservative politician said she was “delighted” after being declared the winner of the 2024 election at Plymouth Life Centre this afternoon (Friday), with 131,764 votes to 107,897 votes for Labour candidate Daniel Steel and 64,790 votes for Lib Dem Steve Lodge.

However, she admits that work still needed to be done to maintain the police in the South West area as one of the safest in the country.

Alison has also pledged to continue with her work to maintain record police officer numbers, reopen more police stations to the public, and expand the award-winning Prisoners Building Home scheme ahead of a review of the central government.  

After being declared the winner of the vote, Alison said: “I am delighted to be asked by residents of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to serve another term.

“Much has been achieved since I was first elected to office in 2016 but there remains more to be done. Policing has changed and the threats to our safety and security have developed over the years.

“I want to ensure our communities feel that the police are by their side, care about the things they care about and are motivated and resourced to tackle the problems they experience.”

Following the announcement acting chief constable Jim Colwell said: "I would like to offer my congratulations to Alison Hernandez in being re-elected as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall.

“We look forward to continuing our productive working relationship with Ms Hernandez as we continue to deliver on her pledges in the Police and Crime Plan and work together to keep the communities of Devon and Cornwall safe.”

The number of votes is a steep drop compared to the 2021 election when Ms Hernandez secured her second term in office.

Then, the turnout was 494,627, or 36.1 per cent of the electorate.

Commentators at the count suggested the lack of local elections in Cornwall would likely have been a contributing factor to the low turnout, with just the PCC ballot at Cornish polling stations.

In Devon and Cornwall, the salary set for the police and crime commissioner as of May 2022 is £88,600 per annum.