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27
Oct 2021
Labour announces North Yorkshire police commissioner candidate
The Labour Party has announced its candidate for the upcoming North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner election.
Emma Scott-Spivey, 23, from Thirsk, will stand for the party on polling day next month.
An election is being held following the resignation of Philip Allott, who stepped down after comments he made on the murder of Sarah Everard led to hundreds of complaints to his office and a vote of no confidence in him.
Ms Scott-Spivey, a student paramedic, was born and went to school in Harrogate. She is the daughter of two police officers.
She said she wants to rebuild trust in the commissioner's office and prioritise tackling violence against women and girls, as well as county lines drugs gangs and crackdown on crime against the elderly.
Ms Scott-Spivey said:
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Ms Scott-Spivey added that she applied for the position after hearing Mr Allott's comments in the wake of the Sarah Everard murder case.
She added:
Voters will head to the polls to elect a new police commissioner on November 25.
The Conservatives have announced Harrogate councillor, Zoe Metcalfe, will stand for the party on polling day.
Meanwhile, independent candidate Keith Tordoff will also stand.
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