Dan_Price_(police_commissioner)

Dan Price (police commissioner)

Dan Price (police commissioner)

British politician, police commissioner and engineer

Daniel Price is a British politician and engineer who has served as Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner since May 2024.[1]

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Early life and education

Price studied at St Gregory's Catholic High School and after leaving school he studied an apprenticeship with Unilever.[2]

Career

Price was previously an engineer. He was elected a Warrington Borough councillor in 2011, becoming Warrington's youngest ever councillor at the age of 21.[2][3][4] Price resigned from the Labour Party in April 2019 but in December said that he would tactically vote for the party in the 2019 general election.[5][4] He was a Change UK candidate in the 2019 European Parliament election for North West England.[6][7]

He was the Vice Chair of Great Sankey Parish Council and never stood for re-election due to the Police and Crime Commissioner candidacy.[8][9][10]

Price was the Labour Party candidate in the 2024 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections for Cheshire constabulary.[11][12] He defeated the incumbent John Dwyer, receiving 86,279 votes, and will take office on 9 May.[13][11][14]

Personal life

Price has lived in Cheshire all his life.[15] He is married to Alessandro Bucci, an Italian national who has become a naturalised British citizen.[citation needed]

References

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    "Councillor who quit Labour will tactically vote for former party". Warrington Guardian. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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    Skentelbery, Gary (2019-04-23). "Former Labour Cllr Dan Price selected as Change UK MEP candidate". Warrington Worldwide. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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    Skentelbery, Gary (2023-07-07). "Labour choose former councillor who quit party over "Brexit betrayal" as Police and Crime Commissioner candidate". Warrington Worldwide. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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    "Labour wins Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner vote". Runcorn and Widnes World. 2024-05-04. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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    Editor (2024-04-17). "Who are the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner candidates?". Nantwich News. Retrieved 2024-05-04. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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    "Labour's Cheshire PCC candidate confirms priorities ahead of election". Warrington Guardian. 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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    Coyle, Simon (2024-05-03). "Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner election 2024 results". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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    "Cheshire police and crime commissioner role 'a Tory retirement home'". BBC News. 2024-04-13. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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    Skentelbery, Gary (2024-05-04). "Dan Price elected Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire". Warrington Worldwide. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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    "Dan Price elected as Cheshire's police and crime commissioner". BBC News. 2024-05-04. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  15. [15]
    Pennington, Josh (2024-05-04). "Labour's Dan Price elected as Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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