Emily Spurrell

Emily Elizabeth Spurrell (born 1 November 1987) is a British politician serving as Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside since 2021.

She also helped Liverpool to secure Purple Flag status, recognising the city’s safe and vibrant night time economy.

She developed a scheme to engage employers in tackling domestic abuse, re-launched the modern slavery and trafficking network, initiated a project to investigate experiences of sexual violence across Merseyside, successfully lobbied for all police staff to be paid the living wage and developed an action plan to better support women offenders.

[11] Her three main priorities during the election campaign were visible and accountable policing, supporting victims and communities and a fair and effective criminal justice system.

[14] She was elected to a second term as Police and Crime Commissioner in May 2024, having received more than four times as many votes as the second-placed candidate, Conservative Bob Teesdale.