The Police and Crime Commissioner election was held on 6 May 2021.

The following elections results are the full results, including the elected candidate for the Dorset police area. View the result for the Police and Crime Commissioner election for the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local voting area.

Results after the second count

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
Daniel Lee (commonly known as Dan) Hardy	Independent	43,427
David John Sidwick	The Conservative Party Candidate	70,353

*the elected candidate is highlighted in bold. 

Results after the first count

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
Patrick Canavan	Labour and Co-operative Party	16,379
Daniel Lee (commonly known as Dan) Hardy	Independent	31,112
Mark Andrew Robson	Liberal Democrats	17,837
Claire Elizabeth Seymour	Green Party	21,283
David John Sidwick	The Conservative Party Candidate	64,071

Voting summary

• vacant seats: 1
• electorate: 599,526
• turnout: 25.52%.

View the declaration of results - first count.

View the declaration of results - second count.