| Stephen Mold | |
| Office: | Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner (until 2018) Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (since 2019) |
| Term Start: | 12 May 2016 |
| Term End: | 8 May 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Adam Simmonds |
| Successor: | Danielle Stone |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Birth Place: | Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK |
| Profession: | Politician |
| Nationality: | British |
Stephen Graham Mold (born January 1968) is an English Conservative politician who served as the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire from 2016 to 2024. He was elected to the post on 5 May 2016, succeeding the previous incumbent, Adam Simmonds.[1] He was re-elected in 2021.[2] He was succeeded by Danielle Stone, the Labour and Co-operative Party candidate, after he did not stand in the 2024 election.
Stephen Mold was born and raised in the United Kingdom. His educational background includes studies in business and management. Mold had a career in the private sector, focusing on technology, leadership and management.
In the 2010 general election, he was the Conservative candidate for Derby North, losing by 613 votes.[3] He had stood unsuccessfully in the 2007 Northampton Borough Council election. He was elected as a district councillor in South Northamptonshire in 2015 but resigned in 2016 after he was elected as police and crime commissioner.[4]
Mold was elected as the Police and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Northamptonshire in May 2016.[5] He was re-elected in May 2021.[6] On 1 January 2019, governance of the Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) transferred to Mold as the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner after the Home Secretary approved the Local Business Case to transfer governance arrangements from Northamptonshire County Council.[7]
As PFCC, Mold purchased a building at Earls Barton for use as a repair facility for police and fire service vehicles. Purchased for £3.3 million in 2021, the office of the PFCC spent a further £1.3 million on VAT, stamp duty, and design work. In 2023 the building was put up for sale at a loss.[8] The aborted project wasted almost £400,000.[9]
In July 2023, Mold appointed Nicci Marzec to the position of interim fire chief for Northamptonshire following the resignation of Mark Jones. The appointment was criticised by the Fire Brigades Union due to Marzec's lack of "operational understanding of the role".[10] Marzec stood down after ten days in office, with Mold citing that their "friendship" had "become the story".[11] However, other media outlets reported that the two were in a long-term relationship, forcing Mold to issue a denial.[12]
In March 2024, Mold announced he would not stand for re-election in the upcoming May election, after a scandal where he used a sexist slur against the new fire chief for Northamptonshire [13]