Jason Ablewhite is the former Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire (PCC), representing the Conservative Party. He is also a former Huntingdonshire district councillor for St Ives. He was elected to the PCC post in the 2016 election, succeeding the previous incumbent, Graham Bright.[1] Ablewhite was elected as a Conservative councillor in St Ives in 2005, and was Conservative leader of the district council for five years before standing down in 2015 to take up the role of PCC.[2]

Jason Ablewhite
Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner
In office
12 May 2016 – 11 Nov 2019
DeputyAndy Coles (2016–2017)
Ray Bisby (2018–2019)
Preceded byGraham Bright
Succeeded byRay Bisby
Personal details
BornMay 1972
Political partyConservative

On 11 November 2019, he resigned as Police and Crime Commissioner following his referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after a complaint from a member of the public alleging that Ablewhite had sent her unsolicited indecent photographs of himself via social media.[3] He was succeeded by his deputy, Ray Bisby

Following this, a police investigation reportedly found rounds of live ammunition in his property.

References

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  1. ^ "New Cambridgeshire police and crime commissioner Jason Ablewhite sends warning to county's criminals". Cambridge News. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Jason Ablewhite: New Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner". BBC News. BBC. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. ^ Elworthy, John (18 December 2019). "Police and crime commissioner quit after allegedly sending explicit photo". Cambridgeshire Times. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2023.