Paddy Tipping re-elected as Nottinghamshire PCC

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Paddy Tipping
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Paddy Tipping was first elected as police and crime commissioner in November 2012

Paddy Tipping has been re-elected as police and crime commissioner for Nottinghamshire.

The Labour candidate retained his seat with 89,749 votes - his nearest rival was the Conservative candidate Tony Harper with 56,105 votes.

The overall turnout for the Nottinghamshire PCC election was 21.8%.

Nottinghamshire County Councillor Jason Zadrozny, who is accused of historical child sex offences, lost his £5,000 deposit after getting only 7,164 votes.

He announced his candidacy in the PCC elections following a court hearing, claiming the allegations were a "politically-motivated attack".

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Jason Zadrozny, who is accused of historical child sex offences, lost his £5,000 deposit after getting only 7,164 votes

Mr Tipping was previously Labour MP for Sherwood in Nottinghamshire from 1992 to 2010.

He said he was "really excited" to serve as PCC for a second time, having first been elected in November 2012.

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Votes at the first stage count:

Votes following the second stage count:

More information is available on the Choose my PCC website, external.