NOTICE OF ELECTION

Election of the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Greater Police Area

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT:

1. An election of a Police and Crime Commissioner is to be held for the Police Area.

2. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Police Area Returning Officer at Committee Room 4, Town Hall, Manchester, M60 2LA, on any date after the date of this notice, on Monday to Friday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., but by no later than noon on Friday 19 October 2012.

3. Nomination papers may be obtained from the above place or from the Electoral Services Unit, Room 134, Town Hall, Manchester, M60 2LA, during the times stated above.

4. If the election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 15 November 2012.

5. A deposit of £5,000 must be made for each candidate by the deadline for delivery of nominations either in legal tender or by banker’s draft. No other method of making a deposit is available.

6. All applications and notices in respect of postal voting, and notices in respect of cancellation of existing proxy voting arrangements, must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday 31 October 2012.

7. Applications to vote by proxy at this election (except on the grounds described at paragraph 8 below) must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday 7 November 2012.

8. Applications to vote by proxy at this election applied for on grounds of disability, where that disability occurred after 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday 7 November 2012, must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5:00 p.m. on 15 November 2012.

Dated: Monday 8 October 2012 Sir Howard Bernstein Police Area Returning Officer Greater Manchester Police Area Printed and published by the Police Area Returning Officer, Room 134, Town Hall, Manchester, M60 2LA. NOTICE OF ELECTION Supplementary list of Electoral Registration Officers in the Greater Manchester Police Area

Applications and notices in respect of electoral registration, and in respect of postal and proxy voting, must be sent to the relevant Electoral Registration Officer for the applicant. The contact details of those officers are provided below:

Local authority area Electoral Registration Officer address Bolton Metropolitan Borough Bolton Council Room 207 Town Hall Bolton BL1 1RU Bury Metropolitan Borough Bury Council Bury Town Hall Knowsley Street Bury BL9 0SW City of Manchester Manchester City Council Room 134 Town Hall Manchester M60 2LA Oldham Metropolitan Borough Oldham Council West Street Oldham OL1 1UL Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Rochdale MBC Rochdale Town Hall The Esplanade Rochdale OL16 1AB City of Salford City Council Salford Town Hall Chorley Road Swinton M27 5DA

Printed and published by the Police Area Returning Officer, Room 134, Town Hall, Manchester, M60 2LA. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Stockport MBC Room 1.32 Town Hall Edward Street Stockport SK1 3XE Tameside Metropolitan Borough Tameside MBC Council Offices Wellington Road Ashton under Lyne OL6 6DL Trafford Metropolitan Borough Trafford Council Quay West Trafford Wharf Road Trafford Park M17 1 HH Wigan Metropolitan Borough Wigan Council Town Hall Library Street Wigan WN1 1YN

Dated: Monday 8 October 2012 Sir Howard Bernstein Police Area Returning Officer Greater Manchester Police Area

Printed and published by the Police Area Returning Officer, Room 134, Town Hall, Manchester, M60 2LA.