Festus Akinbusoye

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Festus Kehinde Akinbusoye (born June 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician who is councillor for Abbey Road ward on Westminster City Council. He was the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2021 to 2024. He was the first black Briton to serve as a police and crime commissioner. Akinbusoye stood as the Conservative candidate in the 2023 Mid Bedfordshire by-election following the resignation of Nadine Dorries. He lost the by-election, coming in second place to the Labour candidate. In 2024, Akinbusoye lost re-election as Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner. He was elected to Westminster City Council on 6 May 2026. In September 2026, Akinbusoye announced that he had applied to be the Conservative Party candidate for the upcoming 2028 London mayoral election.

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