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 | |
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Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner | |
In office 12 May 2016 – 11 Nov 2019 | |
Deputy | Andy Coles (2016–2017) Ray Bisby (2018–2019) |
Preceded by | Graham Bright |
Succeeded by | Ray Bisby |
Personal details | |
Born | May 1972 |
Political party | Conservative |
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
edit- ^ "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]
- ^ "Jason Ablewhite: New Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner". BBC News. BBC. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ 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.