Zoë Metcalfe is a British

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politician. She was elected to the post of North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner in November 2021, in a by-election that was called due to the resignation of Philip Allott following his remarks on the

murder of Sarah Everard On the evening of 3 March 2021, 33-year-old Sarah Everard was kidnapped in South London, England, as she was walking home to the Brixton Hill area from a friend's house near Clapham Common. She was stopped by off-duty Metropolitan Police consta ...

. Metcalfe was also an elected member of

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for the Knaresborough division, and of

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for the Claro ward. She has twice stood as a

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for the Conservative Party, contesting the

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constituency in

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and

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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Living people Conservative Party (UK) councillors Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Conservative Party police and crime commissioners Councillors in North Yorkshire Women councillors in England Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century British women politicians North Yorkshire police and crime commissioners {{England-politician-stub