Bob Jones (police commissioner)

Robert Moelwyn Jones, CBE (27 January 1955 – 1 July 2014) was a British Labour politician who served as a member of Wolverhampton City Council from 1980 to 2013[2][3] and as the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012-14.[8] Jones served as a non-executive director of the Black Country Cluster PCT Boards and chaired various other local community organisations and trusts.Turnout in the West Midlands was 238,384 (12%), with Jones beating the Conservative Party candidate, Matt Bennett, winning 117,388 votes in total.Despite only having powers over chief constables, a lot is happening that causes concern", adding that, "short-term political considerations have greater weight than long-term sustainability in many PCC policing budgets.He concluded that "the easy way to be a PCC is to not make any unpopular decisions about having the resources to hold the force to account, and act like a ceremonial mayor – cutting ribbons, taking the photo opportunities and launching a few initiatives.
Jones in a press conference on his first day of work, 8 January 2013
Jones's coffin arriving for the memorial service at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
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