Sue Mountstevens re-elected as PCC for Avon and Somerset
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Sue Mountstevens has been re-elected to the post of Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset.
The Independent received 26% of first preference votes and was elected after second preference votes were counted.
Ms Mountstevens received a total of 118,547 first and second preferences compared to her nearest challenger, Labour's Kerry Barker.
Mr Barker polled 100,565 of the first and second preference votes. Turnout was 26%, up from 19% in 2012.
Ms Mountstevens said she wanted to thank everyone who voted her back in, and said she looked forward to "grasping the opportunities and facing the challenges" of the job.
"We will prevent crime. We will fight crime. And we will work with all our communities," she added.
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