The furniture in Kevin Hurley’s office looks rather tattered, frayed at the edges. The worn sofas were donated by his son. It does not feel like the office of a man who represents over one million people. Hurley is the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Surrey, one of 41 PCCs elected in the inaugural elections two years ago.
If people remember these elections for anything – and few do – it is for the scene at Malpas Cricket Club. It served as a polling station for the PCC election for Gwent. Not a single person turned up to vote. “It would have been much, much better if we’d had a bigger turnout,” admits Ian Johnston, who was elected as Gwent’s inaugural PCC on a derisory turnout of 14 per cent.
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