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Mark Grosvenor McNeill Shelford is a British
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politician and former
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in the
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, who has served as the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner since
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Biography

Shelford served in the British Army between 1981 and 2013, eventually retiring at the rank of
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. This included service in the
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as the Aide-de-camp to Brigadier
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. Shelford was elected to
Bath and North East Somerset Council Bath and North East Somerset Council is the local council for the district of Bath and North East Somerset in Somerset, England. It is a unitary authority, with the powers and functions of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined ...
in the 2015 election. He held this position until 2019, where he was defeated by the Liberal Democrat candidate. He is also a member of the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Panel, and the Avon Fire Authority.


Police and Crime Commissioner

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


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shelford, Mark Police and crime commissioners in England Living people Conservative Party police and crime commissioners Conservative Party (UK) councillors Councillors in Somerset Year of birth missing (living people)