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Katy Bourne

Conservative

Selected in 2025; official nomination not confirmed

Candidate status and source dates

Her campaign website remains available and carries 2026 news. The selection and launch sources date from 2025; a party selection does not establish a place on the eventual 2028 ballot.

Checked 1 September 2026. No official nomination is confirmed by this profile.

Who they are

Bourne is Sussex’s Police and Crime Commissioner, as listed by the national police website. Her campaign biography describes an earlier career running a leisure and dance business. Her mayoral campaign draws on her policing and public-service experience. The Conservative campaign launch in September 2025 followed a ballot of party members.

Photograph

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Published priorities

WATCH’s summary of the linked campaign material. These are stated aims, not endorsements, verified outcomes or answers supplied to WATCH.

Safety and public services: safer streets, stronger policing responses and attention to health inequalities.
Transport and jobs: improved road and rail connections, technology investment and opportunities for young people.
Homes and place: housing supported by infrastructure, with protection for Sussex’s countryside.

Answers to WATCH’s questions

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Sources and campaign information

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Profile established and checked 1 September 2026. Corrections: watchsussex@proton.me.

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