Mark Shelford

Mark Grosvenor McNeill Shelford is a British Conservative politician and former lieutenant colonel in the British Army, who has served as the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner since 2021.[3]

Mark Shelford
Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner
Assumed office
13 May 2021
Preceded bySue Mountstevens
Personal details
Political partyConservative
Websitewww.markshelford.org.uk
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1981–2013[1]
RankLieutenant Colonel
Unit5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards[2]
Battles/warsGulf War
Northern Ireland
Afghanistan

Biography

Shelford served in the British Army between 1981 and 2013, eventually retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel.[1] This included service in the Gulf War as the aide-de-camp to Brigadier Patrick Cordingley.[2]

Shelford was elected to Bath and North East Somerset Council in the 2015 election. He held this position until 2019, where he was defeated by the Liberal Democrat candidate.[4] He is also a member of the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Panel, and the Avon Fire Authority.[1]

Police and Crime Commissioner

Shelford was elected on the second round of voting in the 2021 election.

References
  1. "Mark Shelford selected as Conservative PCC candidate". The Midsomer Norton, Radstock & District Journal. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. "Desert Storm Part 12". 4 December 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. "Elections 2021: Mark Shelford elected as Avon and Somerset's PCC". BBC News. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. Sumner, Stephen (3 May 2019). "Lib Dems seize control from Tories in bath and North East Somerset". BristolLive. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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