Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Police and Crime Commissioner elections Share on Email Print this page Print full guidance You are in the How the votes will be counted section Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Police and Crime Commissioner elections Verification and count How the votes will be counted Recounts You or your election agent can ask the LRO to recount the votes. The LRO can refuse to recount if they think the request is unreasonable.1 Recounts can only be requested at voting area level. Police-area-wide recounts are not allowed. 1. Paragraph 54 Schedule 3 Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012 ↩ Back to content at footnote 1 Last updated: 29 November 2023 Book traversal links for Recounts Doubtful ballot papers Declaration of result