16 November 2012 Last updated at 11:41 ET

Gloucestershire police and crime commissioner results

Independent Martin Surl has been elected police and crime commissioner for Gloucestershire.

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE: Martin Surl (Independent) elected
Turnout does not include spoilt ballots
Turnout: 78,502 16.0 %
Second round
Candidate	Party	Final total	%	Status
Martin Surl	Independent	36,586	53.1	Elected
Victoria Atkins	Conservative	32,339	46.9
First round
Candidate	Party	1st pref	%	2nd pref
Martin Surl	Independent	27,676	35.3	8,910
Victoria Atkins	Conservative	28,422	36.2	3,917
Rupi Dhanda	Labour	13,741	17.5
Alistair Cameron	Liberal Democrat	8,663	11.0

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Find out more about the candidates below.

VICTORIA ATKINS - Conservative

Ms Atkins was chosen following a postal vote of Conservative party members

Victoria Atkins is a barrister from the Cotswolds and was selected following a postal vote of party members.

She has spent much of her career working as a prosecutor, specialising in cases of serious organised crime.

Her main campaign issue is "obtaining value for Gloucestershire taxpayer's money and representing Gloucestershire people's views on policing issues to the chief constable".

Victoria Atkins's election statement

ALISTAIR CAMERON - Liberal Democrat

Mr Cameron has pledged to protect frontline policing

Alistair Cameron, the Liberal Democrats' candidate, is the party's former leader of Cheltenham Borough Council and has also run as a prospective parliamentary candidate for the Tewkesbury constituency.

He has pledged to tackle areas where crime has risen such as burglary and thefts from motor vehicles and to protect frontline policing.

Mr Cameron has also said he wants to work with other police forces to share best practice in order to reduce running costs and to improve public satisfaction rates particularly among black and ethnic minority communities.

Alistair Cameron's election statement

RUPI DHANDA - Labour

Rupi Dhanda has pledged to fight against police budget cuts

Rupi Dhanda is a solicitor based in Gloucester who specialises in family law.

Her main election pledges are to take a stronger stance on restorative justice and to fight against police budget cuts.

She has also pledged to make sure citizens have any concerns they have about crime and safety heard.

Rupi Dhanda's election statement

MARTIN SURL - Independent

Martin Surl retired from the police force in January

Martin Surl is a former superintendent with Gloucestershire Police.

He worked for the police force for more than 30 years as well as the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) in London on counter terrorism.

Mr Surl believes the first priority for the newly-elected PCC is to support the police and to reduce crime and criminality in Gloucestershire.

Martin Surl's election statement