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Susan Dungworth

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Susan Dungworth
Dungworth attending the Labour North regional conference in 2024
Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria
Assumed office
8 May 2024
DeputyCouncillor Clare Penny-Evans
Preceded byKim McGuinness
Leader of the Northumberland Labour Group
In office
19 April 2019 – 6 May 2021
DeputyScott Dickinson
Preceded byGrant Davey
Succeeded byScott Dickinson
Member of Northumberland County Council
for Hartley
In office
2010 – 6 May 2021
Preceded byAnita Romer
Succeeded byDavid Ferguson
Chair of Seaton Valley Community Council
for Hartley
In office
May 2021 – May 2024
Preceded byStephen Stanners
Succeeded bySue Bowman
Personal details
Born
Susan Elizabeth Dungworth

Manchester England
Political partyLabour and Co-operative
Websitehttps://northumbria-pcc.gov.uk/

Susan Dungworth is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner since May 2024, when she succeeded Kim McGuinness. She was a councillor until 2021, when she lost her seat.[1]

Career

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Dungworth is a former youth justice worker and community activist.[2] In the 2019 United Kingdom general election, she was the Labour candidate in Blyth Valley.[3] She was defeated by Conservative candidate Ian Levy.[4]

She was previously Leader of the Northumberland Labour Group but in 2021 she lost her seat in Hartley, with the outcome of the vote decided by a rare ballot box draw after she tied with Conservative candidate David Ferguson after they both received 868 votes each.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Former Northumberland councillor bidding to be next Police and Crime Commissioner".
  2. ^ Robinson, James (22 September 2023). "Former Northumberland councillor selected as Labour candidate for PCC election". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ Johnson, Ian (27 October 2019). "Labour picks Ronnie Campbell's replacement to fight general election". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  4. ^ Marsh, Michael (12 December 2019). "Tories gain Blyth Valley from Labour in shock election result". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Northumberland Labour receive a leadership blow". Hexham Courant. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2024.