Despite Record Low Turnout SG World Help Make Every Vote Count in Police Commissioner Elections
The first UK Police and Crime Commissioner elections were held on 15 November in 41 of the 43 police areas in England and Wales, and SG World played a key role in helping councils in the North West manage the vote count using ElectIT specialist event management software.The introduction of elected commissioners, who will replace local police authorities, is intended to improve police accountability, free up officers for frontline duties and increase public confidence in the service. As predicted the electorate response was disappointing with the turnout averaging 15%