2015 Belizean municipal elections explained

Municipal elections were held in Belize on 4 March 2015. Voters elected 67 representatives, 18 on city councils and 49 on town councils. The elections were a decisive victory for the ruling United Democratic Party, which won 62 out of the 67 seats nationwide. The opposition People's United Party won the remaining seats, losing control of town councils in Dangriga and Punta Gorda, maintaining a majority only in Orange Walk Town.[1]

Participating parties

Results

Belize City

Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley was re-elected to a second term on the UDP ticket with 63 percent of the vote, defeating PUP nominee Yolanda Schakron and independent candidate Eustaquio "Ernesto" Torres.[3] The UDP also swept all 10 seats on the Belize City Council.[4]

Belmopan

In Belmopan, UDP mayoral candidate Khalid Belisle defeated the PUP's Jose Amilcar Chacon and the VIP's Hubert Dennis Enriquez. The UDP also won all six city council seats.

Towns

Heraldo "Rancha" Ramcharan Jr. (UDP) elected mayor; UDP wins town council 6–0.

Hilberto Campos (UDP) elected mayor; UDP wins town council 6–0.

Francis Humphreys (UDP) elected mayor; UDP wins town council 6–0.

Kevin Bernard (PUP) elected mayor; PUP wins town council 4–2.

Fern Gutierrez (UDP) elected mayor; UDP wins town council 6–0.

Earl Trapp (UDP) elected mayor; UDP wins town council 6–0.

Daniel Guerrero (UDP) elected mayor; UDP wins town council 6–0.

Notes and References

  1. Ramos, Adele. "UDP fiesta!", Amandala, 6 March 2015. (accessed 16 March 2015)
  2. http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/article_publish/?tac=RESULTS_4th_MARCH_2015" MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS OFFICIAL RESULTS 4th MARCH 2015
  3. Ramos, Adele. "Bradley tops polls, almost doubles Schakron", Amandala, 6 March 2015. (accessed 17 March 2015)
  4. http://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/110663 "U.D.P. Sweeps 2015 Municipal Elections: Darrell Bradley Re-elected to City Hall"