Newly elected police and crime commissioners have been hit by accusations of cronyism and empire-building as nearly half of them have moved to appoint deputies on substantial salaries to help carry out their new role.

In one case, a Conservative PCC has proposed appointing 17 new staff, including four assistant commissioners on salaries of £65,000, to take over from the six existing staff employed by the police authority he replaces. Adam Simmonds is proposing to create an office for drug eradication among several other new roles he has outlined in Northamptonshire.

The swift moves by the commissioners to establish themselves come as the police arbitration tribunal recommended the starting pay of new police constables should be cut by £4,000 to £19,000 a year.

This entire commissioners thing is a bad idea and waste of money IMO.

Hiring staff to conduct research or deal with administration etc is one thing, but I really can't see the justification for hiring "assistant commissioners".
Swearing never to vote in the elections again is not going to help anything, you're supposed to vote for someone else if you don't like the incumbent's approach.