Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Police and Crime Commissioner elections

How much can you spend?

The spending limit for the regulated period is a maximum amount based on the police area in which you are standing.

The limits are:1

Police areaSpending limitPolice areaSpending limit
Avon & Somerset£305,130Norfolk£165,210
Bedfordshire£114,570North Wales£130,400
Cambridgeshire£148,910North Yorkshire£153,100
Cheshire£195,410Northamptonshire£130,980
Cleveland£105,280Northumbria£267,750
Cumbria£98,900Nottinghamshire£200,320
Derbyshire£194,340South Wales£238,490
Devon & Cornwall£319,410South Yorkshire£244,590
Dorset£146,350Staffordshire£209,920
Durham£121,930Suffolk£137,880
Dyfed-Powys£99,430Surrey£211,410
Essex£320,960Sussex£301,210
Gloucestershire£118,220Thames Valley£415,290
Gwent£107,370Warwickshire£104,710
Hampshire £356,810West Mercia£231,030
Hertfordshire£207,270West Midlands£489,410
Humberside  £173,230Wiltshire£128,270
Kent£312,650  
Lancashire£276,210  
Leicestershire£192,370  
Lincolnshire£136,780  
Merseyside£249,920  
Last updated: 12 December 2023