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Jones remained as a councillor and as leader of the Conservative group in Portsmouth until the [[2021 Portsmouth City Council election]] on 6 May, when she stood down. However, in the [[2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections]] on the same day, Jones was elected as [[Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner]] for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Conservative candidate Donna Jones made PCC for Isle of Wight|url=https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/19292668.conservative-candidate-donna-jones-made-pcc-isle-wight/|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Isle of Wight County Press|date=10 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Jones was re-elected in the [[2024 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections|2024 election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2024 |title=Police and Crime Commissioner Elections 2024: Results in the South East, South and Thames Valley |url=https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-05-03/pcc-elections-2024-results-in-the-south-east-south-and-thames-valley |website=ITV News}}</ref> |
Jones remained as a councillor and as leader of the Conservative group in Portsmouth until the [[2021 Portsmouth City Council election]] on 6 May, when she stood down. However, in the [[2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections]] on the same day, Jones was elected as [[Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner]] for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Conservative candidate Donna Jones made PCC for Isle of Wight|url=https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/19292668.conservative-candidate-donna-jones-made-pcc-isle-wight/|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Isle of Wight County Press|date=10 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Jones was re-elected in the [[2024 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections|2024 election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2024 |title=Police and Crime Commissioner Elections 2024: Results in the South East, South and Thames Valley |url=https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-05-03/pcc-elections-2024-results-in-the-south-east-south-and-thames-valley |website=ITV News}}</ref> |
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On 3 August 2024, in response to [[2024 United Kingdom riots|riots in some UK cities]], she issued a media release which the ''Independent'' reported "appears to justify far-right riots" , in which she said: "I’ve spoken to people from both sides of the spectrum and the only way to stem the tide of violent disorder, is to acknowledge what is causing it", continuing "Arresting people, or creating violent disorder units, is treating the symptom and not the cause".<ref name="INDY">{{cite news |last1=Maddox |first1=David |title=Tory police and crime commissioner appears to justify far-right riots |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-police-crime-commissioner-statement-riots-b2590879.html# |access-date=4 August 2024 |publisher=Independent |date=4 August 2024}}</ref> She also linked the disturbances to what she said is "mass uncontrolled immigration".<ref>{{cite news |title=Only way to stop protests is to acknowledge the cause, says UK’s most senior Police Commissioner |url=https://conservativepost.co.uk/only-way-to-stop-protests-is-to-acknowledge-the-cause-says-uks-most-senior-police-commissioner/ |access-date=4 August 2024 |publisher=Conservative Post |date=4 August 2024}}</ref> |
On 3 August 2024, in response to [[2024 United Kingdom riots|riots in some UK cities]], she issued a media release which the ''Independent'' reported "appears to justify far-right riots" , in which she said: "I’ve spoken to people from both sides of the spectrum and the only way to stem the tide of violent disorder, is to acknowledge what is causing it", continuing "Arresting people, or creating violent disorder units, is treating the symptom and not the cause".<ref name="INDY">{{cite news |last1=Maddox |first1=David |title=Tory police and crime commissioner appears to justify far-right riots |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-police-crime-commissioner-statement-riots-b2590879.html# |access-date=4 August 2024 |publisher=Independent |date=4 August 2024}}</ref> She also linked the disturbances to what she said is "mass uncontrolled immigration".<ref>{{cite news |title=Only way to stop protests is to acknowledge the cause, says UK’s most senior Police Commissioner |url=https://conservativepost.co.uk/only-way-to-stop-protests-is-to-acknowledge-the-cause-says-uks-most-senior-police-commissioner/ |access-date=4 August 2024 |publisher=Conservative Post |date=4 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url= https://onthewight.com/police-and-crime-commissioner-addresses-the-uks-surge-in-protests-and-calls-for-calm/ |accessdate=4 August 2024|date=3 August 2024}}</ref> This media release was subsequently removed from the Police and Crime Commission’s website.<ref name="INDY" /> |
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== Electoral history == |
== Electoral history == |
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Donna Jones | |
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| Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Lane |
| Leader of the Portsmouth City Council | |
| In office 4 June 2014 – 12 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Vernon-Jackson (LD) |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Vernon-Jackson (LD) |
| Member of Portsmouth City Council for Hilsea Ward | |
| In office 1 May 2008 – 6 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Baler (Con) |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Wemyss (Con) |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
Donna Jones is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner since 2021.[1]
Political career
Jones was a councillor for Hilsea on Portsmouth City Council from 1 May 2008 to 6 May 2021. From June 2014 to June 2018, she was Leader of the council, taking over from Gerald Vernon-Jackson, a Liberal Democrat, when there was a change of political control. He returned to the job in 2018.
While she was leader of the Conservative administration at Portsmouth council, Jones advised Portsmouth F.C. as strategic stadium development consultant.[2] The council also launched an energy company, Victory Energy, which entered into a £100,000 sponsorship deal with Portsmouth F.C.[3] In 2020 Victory Energy was wound up with losses of £3.5 million,[3] following attempts by the council to sell the company.[4]
In the 2019 general election, while still serving as a councillor, Jones was the unsuccessful Conservative candidate in Portsmouth South. During the campaign, she received criticism from political opponents for flying in a plane over the constituency, with a banner attached stating "Vote Donna Jones - Get Brexit Done", instead of attending a candidates' hustings on climate change.[5]
Jones remained as a councillor and as leader of the Conservative group in Portsmouth until the 2021 Portsmouth City Council election on 6 May, when she stood down. However, in the 2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections on the same day, Jones was elected as Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.[6] Jones was re-elected in the 2024 election.[7]
On 3 August 2024, in response to riots in some UK cities, she issued a media release which the Independent reported "appears to justify far-right riots" , in which she said: "I’ve spoken to people from both sides of the spectrum and the only way to stem the tide of violent disorder, is to acknowledge what is causing it", continuing "Arresting people, or creating violent disorder units, is treating the symptom and not the cause".[8] She also linked the disturbances to what she said is "mass uncontrolled immigration".[9][10] This media release was subsequently removed from the Police and Crime Commission’s website.[8]
Electoral history
Police and Crime Commissioner
| 2021 Hampshire police and crime commissioner election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round[11][12][13] | ||||
| Conservative | Donna Jones | 262,667 | 49.84% | 50,326 | 312,993 | 68.23% |
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| Labour Co-op | Tony Bunday | 101,832 | 19.32% | 43,919 | 145,751 | 31.77% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Richard Murphy | 93,581 | 17.76% |
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| Hampshire Independents | Steve James-Bailey | 68,895 | 13.07% |
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| Turnout | 526,975 | 36.19% | ||||||
| Conservative hold | ||||||||
Donna Jones won every counting area in Hampshire,[13][14] with the closest being the traditionally-Labour City of Southampton, where she won by 877 votes.
Parliamentary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen Morgan | 23,068 | 48.6 | +7.6 | |
| Conservative | Donna Jones | 17,705 | 37.3 | −0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerald Vernon-Jackson | 5,418 | 11.4 | −5.9 | |
| Brexit Party | John Kennedy | 994 | 2.1 | New | |
| JAC | Steven George | 240 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 5,363 | 11.3 | +7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 47,425 | 63.9 | 0.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 | |||
Portsmouth City Council
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Donna Jones* | 1,566 | 54.6 | +10.2 | |
| Labour | Silvi Veale | 922 | 32.1 | −9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Spurgeon | 380 | 13.2 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 644 | 22.5 | +19.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,868 | 27.9 | +1.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 9.9% Lab to Con | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Donna Jones | 1,207 | 44.4 | −16.3 | |
| Labour | Sue Castillon | 1,133 | 41.7 | +22.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Dodd | 379 | 13.9 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 74 | 2.7 | −39.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,719 | 26.3 | −4.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 19.6% Con to Lab | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Donna Jones | 1,804 | 60.7 | +9.4 | |
| Labour | Michelle Treacher | 562 | 18.9 | −7.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Fred Holliday | 357 | 12.0 | −10.3 | |
| English Democrat | Matthew Clark | 243 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
| Majority | 1,242 | 41.8 | +8.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,973 | 30.4 | −2.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 8.4% Lab to Con | |||
References
- ^ "Conservative Donna Jones elected Hampshire police commissioner". BBC News. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Planning chiefs to decide future of Portsmouth's iconic Fratton Park floodlights". The News. 22 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Defunct Portsmouth City Council-owned Victory Energy spent nearly £100,000 on Portsmouth FC sponsorship deal". The News. 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Portsmouth City Council-owned Victory Energy shuts". BBC News. 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Portsmouth South candidates stick boot into Donna Jones for missing climate change hustings after she is accused of 'flying plane over city telling people to vote for her'". The News, Portsmouth. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Conservative candidate Donna Jones made PCC for Isle of Wight". Isle of Wight County Press. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Police and Crime Commissioner Elections 2024: Results in the South East, South and Thames Valley". ITV News. 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b Maddox, David (4 August 2024). "Tory police and crime commissioner appears to justify far-right riots". Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Only way to stop protests is to acknowledge the cause, says UK's most senior Police Commissioner". Conservative Post. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ . 3 August 2024 https://onthewight.com/police-and-crime-commissioner-addresses-the-uks-surge-in-protests-and-calls-for-calm/. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "All ballots in current or future Elections". Democracy Club Candidates. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Hampshire police and crime commissioner election candidates for Labour, Liberal Democrats and Conservatives". The News. 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Result of First Count - Police and Crime Commissioner election on Thursday, 6 May 2021, Hampshire Police Area" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Results of second count - PCC election 2021" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Portsmouth South". BBC News. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Hilsea". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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