2021 Belizean municipal elections explained

Election Name:2021 Belizean local elections
Country:Belize
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:yes
Previous Election:2018 Belizean municipal elections
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2024 Belizean municipal elections
Next Year:2024
Seats For Election:All 9 Municipalities
Election Date:3 March 2021
1Blank:Popular vote
2Blank:Swing
3Blank:Municipalities
4Blank:Municipal Corporations +/–
5Blank:Municipal seats
6Blank:Municipal seats +/–
Party1:People's United Party
Colour1:003F87
Last Election1:26 municipal seats
3 municipalities
3Data1:
4Data1: 6
5Data1:
6Data1: 38
Colour2:CE1126
Party2:United Democratic Party (Belize)
Last Election2:41 municipal seats
6 municipalities
3Data2:
4Data2: 6
6Data2:38

Municipal elections were held in Belize on 3 March 2021.[1] [2] [3] Voters elected a total 67 representatives.[4] This includes a mayor in each of the nine communities, 42 town councils and 16 city councillors (ten in Belize City and six in Belmopan). This election saw another historic consecutive landslide victory for the People's United Party which won all 9 municipalities and 65 of the 67 municipal seats with the United Democratic Party (UDP) losing 38 municipal seats and only managing to hold on to two. This election took place a few months after the PUP's historic 2020 Belizean general election victory.[5]

In 2018, the UDP won 41 seats, with the PUP picking up the remaining 26. The PUP gained complete council control of Belize City and Corozal Town, picked up a council seat in Dangriga, and regained complete control of the Orange Walk Town council.

Participating parties

The following parties contested the election:[6]

Results

Summary of the 3 March 2021 Belizean Municipal Election[7] !Party!Candidates!2018 Counselors!2021 Counselors!+/-!2018 Mayors!2021 Mayors!+/-
UDP67351-3461-5
PUP672357+3438+5
BPP1000-|0|0|-|-|BPF|3|0|0|-00-|-|UWP|1|0|0|-00-|-| style="background: #A9A9A9; color: white" |Ind.|12|0|0|-00-|-|Total|160|58|58|-|9|9|-|}

Towns

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References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staff. B. B. N.. 2021-03-03. Municipal Elections 2021: The figures and what’s at stake. 2021-03-04. Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com. en-US.
  2. Web site: 2021-03-04 . UDP, Can they Hold Unto 41/67 Seats in Lean Election Season? . www.7newsbelize.com.
  3. Web site: Elections & Boundaries – Government of Belize. 2021-03-04. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2021-03-04 . 95K Go To The Polls Tomorrow . www.7newsbelize.com.
  5. Municipal Elections 2018 compared with Municipal Elections 2021 . belizepolitics . 1367365260307496960 . 4 March 2021 . 2021-03-04. Twitter. en.
  6. Web site: 2021-03-04 . 160 municipal candidates nominated for 67 seats . 2021-02-16 . Staff . B. B. N. . en-US . Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com.
  7. Web site: 2021-03-04 . belizepolitics/withreplies . en . Twitter.
    1. PROJECTION: It is projected that the People's United Party will take 65 of the total 67 seats being contested in this Municipal Elections. The United Democratic Party will take 2; which were won in San Ignacio/Santa Elena.
    . belizepolitics . 1367362849006321666 . 4 March 2021 . 2021-03-04. Twitter. en.