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Oct 2021
Philip Allott's successor to be elected on November 25
Philip Allott's successor as North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner will be elected on Thursday November 25.
Selby District Council, which is running the election, announced the date today.
Candidates must be nominated by October 29 and the their names will be published on November 1.
A briefing for prospective candidates and agents will take place at 4pm on Monday next week.
Voters will go to the polls just six months after Mr Allott, from Knaresborough, was elected to the £74,000-a-year role.
He resigned on Thursday following comments about the Sarah Everard kidnap, rape and murder by a serving Met Police officer.
Councillors passed a motion of no confidence in his leadership and fellow Conservative politicians, including Ripon MP Julian Smith, called for him to resign.
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In May's election, the Conservative Mr Allott received 84,737 first and second preference votes.
Labour's Alison Hume, who received 53,442 total votes, was runner-up.
Ms Hume said on Twitter last week she was "relieved" Mr Allott had resigned but it is not known yet if she will be the Labour candidate again.
The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats are also yet to announce their candidates.
Independent Keith Tordoff, who also stood in May's election and received 22,338 first preference votes, told the Stray Ferret he intends to stand again.
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