David Sidwick Explained

David John Sidwick is a British politician who was elected as the Conservative Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner in the 2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections.^[1] He succeeded Martyn Underhill who did not run for re-election.^[2] He is the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners’ joint co-lead on substance misuse.^[3] He previously worked in the pharmaceutical industry and has called for cannabis to re-classified from Class B to Class A in the UK. ^[4] He is the co-founder and managing director of STAC Consultancy Ltd and was a therapy director for pharmaceutical company Pfizer.^[5]

Sidwick was chairman of the Bournemouth West Conservative Association.^[6] Sidwick was re-elected in the 2024 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections.^[7]

Personal life

Sidwick was born and raised in Bournemouth. He was the chair of Governors at Bournemouth School between 2010-2021. ^[8]

References

1. News: 2021-05-07. Elections 2021: Conservative David Sidwick is new Dorset PCC. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-05-07.
2. Web site: Conservative candidate David Sidwick is new Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner. 2021-05-07. Dorset Echo. en.
3. Web site: David Sidwick – my first 100 days (part one). 2022-10-03. Dorset Police. en.
4. Web site: Make cannabis Class A drug, say Conservative police commissioners. 2022-10-03. BBC News. en.
5. Web site: 2019-05-17 . First candidate for commissioner elections announced (but will Martyn Underhill stand again?) . 2024-05-04 . Dorset Echo . en.
6. Web site: 2017-04-07 . 'It has been an honour' - Bournemouth's only UKIP councillor switches sides . 2024-05-04 . Bournemouth Echo . en.
7. Web site: Police and Crime Commissioner election results (2 May 2024) . 2024-05-04 . BCP . en.
8. Web site: 2022-08-24 . David Sidwick: One year on as Dorset's Police and Crime Commissioner . 2024-03-11 . Bournemouth Echo . en.

External links

• David Sidwick official website
• Twitter