Conservative, Ben Adams, has succeeded fellow Conservative Matthew Ellis in being elected as Staffordshire’s new Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.
Ben Adams, collected 136,024 votes (55.71% of the vote), more than double his nearest contender, Labour’s Tony Kearon, who received 67,050 votes (27.46%).
56 year old, Ben Adams grew up in Sutton Coldfield and has lived in Staffordshire for 33 years and told A Little Bit of Stone readers about himself when he sent us through his candidate information:
“I write accounting software and help organisations to manage change. I co-owned an Apple Computer dealership before focussing on software.
I have always been interested in politics and when family circumstances allowed I started trying to make a positive difference for people. I have been a local and county councillor, twice run for parliament in Stoke-on-Trent North and recently been focussed on the Police, Fire & Crime role.”
When he set out his stall for election he told us why he was standing and what he hoped to achieve under his tenure:
“Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent have come a long way since the financial crisis with economic growth, better paid jobs and a developing pride in our county. Our low crime and accident rates make this an attractive place to invest and live. My plan to keep Staffordshire safe includes…
- Recruiting 250 more police officers to keep driving down crime and anti-social behaviour.
- Managing the costs carefully so our frontline services have the equipment, training and support they need.
- Tackling the causes of crime by investing in crime and fire prevention. Reducing domestic abuse and treating addiction.
- Supporting victims and witnesses to help them recover from crime or accidents.
- Make sure local community concerns drive our local Police and Fire Plans.
Staffordshire is a big place with different challenges to be met. I want our service delivery to reflect these local differences and for residents and businesses to feel safe.”
We want to congratulate Ben on his resounding win and look forward to seeing the positive change that he can bring to Stone and the whole of Staffordshire.
You can read more about Ben on his profile that he submitted -> https://alittlebitofstone.com/2021/04/06/ben-adams-conservative-pfcc-candidate-2021/
Counts for the County Council Stone Urban and Stone Rural seats, as well as the Stone By-election for Christchurch and Stonefield and the Stone Neighbourhood Plan referendum, get underway tomorrow, Saturday 8th May 2021.
