1. Emily Elizabeth Spurrell was born on 1 November 1987 and is a British politician serving as Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside since 2021.
10 Facts About Emily Spurrell
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Emily Spurrell was re-elected to represent the Mossley Hill ward in 2016 and continued to do so until the delayed May 2021 elections which she did not recontest.
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Emily Spurrell helped Liverpool to secure Purple Flag status, recognising the city's safe and vibrant night time economy.
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Emily Spurrell resigned as Deputy PCC in March 2019 following Kennedy's resignation from the Labour Party.
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In May 2019 Emily Spurrell launched her campaign to be the Labour Party candidate for Merseyside in the 2020 Police and Crime Commissioner elections.
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Emily Spurrell was opposed in the Labour Party selection by former Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Olly Martins.
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In September 2019 the Labour Party announced that following a ballot of local party members Emily Spurrell had succeeded in becoming the Labour Party Candidate for the PCC elections.
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Emily Spurrell has been outspoken on the importance of tackling Violence against Women and Girls.
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Emily Spurrell is the chair of the Merseyside Criminal Justice Board, is the National Association of Police and Crime Commissioners' Deputy Lead for Mental Health and Custody and Criminal Justice and a Director of the Independent Custody Visitors Association.
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Emily Spurrell was elected to a second term as Police and Crime Commissioner in May 2024, having received more than four times as many votes as the second-placed candidate, Conservative Bob Teesdale.