Andrew Snowden
Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner
Assumed office
13 May 2021
Preceded byClive Grunshaw
Personal details
BornOctober 1984 (age 39)
Political partyConservative
SpouseCaroline Snowden

Andrew James Snowden (born October 1984) is a British Conservative politician and was elected Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner in the 2021 election held on 6 May. He received 181,314 votes (51.3%) in total, defeating the incumbent, Labour's Clive Grunshaw.[1]

He was previously a member of Lancashire County Council representing Hoghton with Wheelton ward in the borough of Chorley.[2]

He was born in Bolton and lives in Chorley.[2] He has a degree in contemporary military and international history (2008) from the University of Salford, where he was president of the students' union in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. He returned to the university in 2013 to take up the post of head of the Vice-Chancellor's office, and in 2018 became the associate director of external relations.[3]

References

  1. "Elections 2021: Conservative wins term as Lancashire PCC". BBC News. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 Jacobs, Bill (20 July 2019). "Tories pick Bolton-born candidate for crime commissioner job". The Bolton News. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. "University of Salford's Associate Director of External Relations is to become Lancashire's Police and Crime". University of Salford. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.


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