The Barbuda People’s Movement’s grasp on the control of the levels of power on the island remains firmly intact following Wednesday’s Council Elections where its candidates swept all five seats that were contested.
With just over seven hundred of the more than thirteen hundred eligible voters participating in the elections, the BPM candidates won by convincing margins.
The results released overnight by the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission are as follows;
BPM
Nico Antonio- 414
Melanie Beazer- 426
Wayde Burton- 540
Jacklyn Frank- 428
Nadia George- 451
ABLP
Bernard Christian- 219
Bonneitha John- 222
Orlando Morris- 252
Arthur Nibbs- 221
Mackiesha Desuza- 215
Independent Candidates
Jermaine Desouza- 178
Hasketh Daniel- 58
During the campaign, the BPM made the land issue its central campaign theme which has been a winning formula for the party in previous elections.
