In the past many people struggled to give the common person the right to vote. I am a little concerned about the election of Police Commissioners but, when we hear about mis-doing in the higher echelon of Police Management, I think that a change could be beneficial.

For this reason I am going to vote even though the information about our candidates is hard to find.

Total lack of candidate information in my area. I intend to go along and spoil my vote with a comment to express my disappointment in the lack of enthusiasm shown by any of them.

In the absence of any literature through the letterbox, I've downloaded and printed all the candidates election statements.

The problem is that they all make similar glib statements without any detail as to how this will be accomplished.

Cut red tape

More front line officers

Zero tolerance to knife and gun crime

Get police and local communities working together

Protect people from domestic violence and rape

At least one acknowledges that around 2000 staff need to be cut to meet the budget requirements, yet another proposes recruiting 850 special constables, while another wishes to keep the bobby on the beat, but opposes any privatisation of backroom services.

I am puzzled by the fact that the present police committee comprises 17 individuals, to be replaced by the police commissioner. There is no mention of him or her having any staff.

I'm spotting a theme here

very low information from the candidates.

get the feeling they don't want us to vote, if so who benefits if the turn out is so low. the one with the largest family to vote for them?

"More front line officers

Zero tolerance to knife and gun crime

Get police and local communities working together

Protect people from domestic violence and rape"

Anyone in Scotland will recognise that as Alex Sakmond;s election manifesto!

I suspect it also appeared in many English ones!