Wiltshire gets ex-Army officer as PCC

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Wiltshire gets ex-Army officer as PCC

Another former soldier has become a Police and Crime Commissioner after Wiltshire finally held its delayed election. Philip Wilkinson failed to get 50% of first preferences on a 16.63% turn out.

Date - 23rd August 2021
By - Chris Smith

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The election for Wiltshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has been re-run and the winner confirmed, four months after the previous poll was abandoned. Philip Wilkinson (Conservative) won with 32,564 votes having replaced his party’s...

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