Devon and Cornwall PCC Alison Hernandez re-elected
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Alison Hernandez has been re-elected as Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).
The Conservative candidate won the election which was held on Thursday.
She had 131,764 votes, which gave her a majority of 23,867 over Daniel Steel (Labour and Co-operative) who received 107,897 votes. Steve Lodge (Liberal Democrat) received 64,790 votes.
Ms Hernandez's victory will give her a third consecutive term as the region's PCC, having first taken office in 2016 and being re-elected in 2021.
Ms Hernandez received the most votes in 10 out of the 12 local authority areas covered by Devon and Cornwall Police.
Mr Steel topped the vote in Plymouth and Exeter.
Following her victory, Ms Hernandez was sworn back into the role she has held for eight years by the police area returning officer Tracey Lee.
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