2021 Belizean local elections
3 March 2021
All 9 Municipalities
 
Leader Johnny Briceño Patrick Faber
Party PUP UDP
Leader since 31 January 2016 12 July 2020
Last election 26 municipal seats
3 municipalities		 41 municipal seats
6 municipalities
Swing Increase Decrease
Municipalities
9 / 9
0 / 9
Municipal Corporations +/– Increase 6 Decrease 6
Municipal seats
65 / 67
2 / 67
Municipal seats +/– Increase 38 Decrease38

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[4] 2018 Counselors 2021 Counselors +/- 2018 Mayors 2021 Mayors +/-
UDP 67 35 1 -34 6 1 -5
PUP 67 23 57 +34 3 8 +5
BPP 10 0 0 - 0 0 -
BPF 3 0 0 - 0 0 -
UWP 1 0 0 - 0 0 -
Ind. 12 0 0 - 0 0 -
Total 160[6] 58 58 - 9 9 -

Belize City

Belmopan

Towns

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References

  1. ↑ Staff, B. B. N. (2021-03-03). "Municipal Elections 2021: The figures and what's at stake". Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  2. ↑ "UDP, Can they Hold Unto 41/67 Seats in Lean Election Season?". www.7newsbelize.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Elections & Boundaries – Government of Belize". Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  4. 1 2 "95K Go To The Polls Tomorrow". www.7newsbelize.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  5. ↑ @belizepolitics (March 4, 2021). "Municipal Elections 2018 compared with Municipal Elections 2021 🔴 🔵" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-03-04 – via Twitter.
  6. 1 2 Staff, B. B. N. (2021-02-16). "160 municipal candidates nominated for 67 seats". Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  7. ↑ "belizepolitics/withreplies". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  8. ↑ @belizepolitics (March 4, 2021). "#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" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-03-04 – via Twitter.
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