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First police commissioners chosen
Several former police officers beat party candidates in the first elections for crime commissioners, as the government dismisses concerns over low turnout.
Inquiry into low PCC vote turnout
A review is to be carried out into the police and crime commissioner elections in England and Wales, the Electoral Commission says.
Independents storm police polls
Twelve independents are elected as Police and Crime Commissioners as candidates without party labels fare well across England and Wales.
Full Candidate List
All the results
Full list of results for PCC elections in all 41 police forces
Watch/Listen
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Empty ballot boxes at PCC count00:15
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Public 'slow to warm up' - Policing minister02:50
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Opinion split on whether to vote01:17
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'Voters didn't understand the job'02:28
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'Low voter turnout' for PCC elections06:09
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'Tension' warning over PCC role03:10
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Gangs 'a priority' for new PCC02:15
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US lessons for new UK commissioners?03:19
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Police elections: What do you know?02:08
Features and Analysis
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Poll breakdown
Results and turnout in graphics
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The democratic deficit
Why were the people so emphatically indifferent?
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Nick Robinson
What do the PCC elections actually tell us?
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Vote-less
The polling station where no one showed up
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The Prescott story
After his PCC loss, a look back at the Labour peer's career
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Lib Dem woe
Carole Walker on a bad day for Clegg and co
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'Wake-up call'
Media reflects on the low turnout and democracy
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Questions answered
Why do we need police commissioners?
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PCs on PCCs
What does the bobby on the beat think of the new role?
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Local control
The idea behind PCCs is not as new as you may think
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London example?
BBC London looks at how the system works in the capital
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Campaign, what campaign?
On the hunt for enthusiastic voters
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In graphics
How police forces will be governed under the new system
