Number of female candidates standing for main two parties in vote for police and crime commissioners down 46% on 2012The number of women standing to be police and crime commissioner for the two main parties has decreased by nearly half since the final elections in 2012,from 26% of candidates to just 14%.
A Guardian analysis of Labour and Conservative candidates standing this May, shows that the total number of female candidates has fallen from 21 out of 82 in 2012 to 11 out of 80. This represents a 46% fall in the percentage of candidates for the two parties who are women.
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Source: theguardian.com