Lisa Townsend

Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner (born 1980)

Lisa Townsend

Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 May 2021
Preceded by	David Munro

Personal details
Born	January 1980 (age 44)
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Sheffield Hallam University University College London
Website	www.lisatownsend.org.uk

Lisa Townsend (born January 1980) has been the Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) since May 2021.^[1]^[2]

Background and career

She graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a degree in law and completed a masters in law at University College London. She previously stood for the Conservative Party in Norwich South at the 2015 United Kingdom general election.^[3]

Townsend replaced David Munro after she was elected with a total of 155,116 votes, ahead of the second candidate by 42,951 votes.^[4] In May 2024 Townsend was re elected as PCC for Surrey.

Townsend worked for the Institute of Directors, until her election as PCC. She had previously worked for several MPs at Westminster.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Elections 2021: Tory Lisa Townsend elected as Surrey PCC". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^ Armstrong, Julie (13 May 2021). "Surrey's new PCC states how she plans to hold police to account". SurreyLive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Interview: Lisa Townsend, Conservative Candidate". Concrete. May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^ "Who is Surrey's PCC? Lisa Townsend, the woman elected to hold Surrey Police to account". Get Surrey. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.