Ex-MP Prescott fails in his PCC poll bid
DEFEAT for Lord Prescott was the biggest shock of the first elections for police commissioners in England and Wales, which were marred by a dismally-low voter turnout.
The former deputy prime minister was dumped out in a run-off with Conservative Matthew Grove in Humberside, where the Labour peer, pictured below, was an MP in Hull for many years.
It took the Tories' total to 14 of the new posts, with Labour on 12. But there was a strong showing of nine independents.
Fewer than one in five made it to polling stations to choose from candidates for the new roles on Thursday – with one recording not a single voter.
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Northamptonshire saw the biggest turnout at 20 per cent, while West Midlands polling the second lowest at 12 per cent.
The Electoral Commission said it was 'a concern for everyone who cares about democracy'.
But Prime Minister David Cameron rejected claims the turnout undermined the mandate to run local forces, with powers over priorities and budget.
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