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Reform UK Wins Norfolk Police Seat, Vows Rural Crime Focus

7/18/2026

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Colin Sutton became the first Reform UK candidate to win a police and crime commissioner seat.
He was elected Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner with 32,647 votes, beating Conservative Matthew Taylor by 14,299 votes.
Voter turnout was 17% after former Labour commissioner Sarah Taylor resigned over the role’s planned abolition.
Sutton said he will prioritize rural crime before the post is abolished under plans for a Norfolk-Suffolk mayoralty.

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Colin Sutton became the first Reform UK candidate to win a police and crime commissioner seat.
He was elected Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner with 32,647 votes, beating Conservative Matthew Taylor by 14,299 votes.
Voter turnout was 17% after former Labour commissioner Sarah Taylor resigned over the role’s planned abolition.
Sutton said he will prioritize rural crime before the post is abolished under plans for a Norfolk-Suffolk mayoralty.