2024 Belizean municipal elections

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2024 Belizean local elections

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6 March 2024

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Leader	Johnny Briceño	Moses Barrow
Party	PUP	UDP
Leader since	31 January 2016	1 February 2022
Last election	65 municipal seats 9 municipalities	2 municipal seats 0 municipalities
Municipalities	8 / 9	1 / 9
Swing	1	1
Municipal seats	61 / 67	6 / 67
Swing	4	4
Popular vote	285,868	158,889
Percentage	63.2%	35.2%

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Municipal elections were held in Belize on 6 March 2024.^[1] Local offices were elected, including the Mayor of Belize City^[2] and the City of Belmopan.

Conduct

Elections took place across the eight towns and two cities in Belize; Punta Gorda, Dangriga, San Ignacio and Santa Elena, Benque Viejo del Carmen, Orange Walk Town, Corozal Town, San Pedro Town, Belmopan and Belize City.^[3]

163 candidates stood for the 67 seats available.^[4]

Results

The People's United Party won the most seats over the opposition United Democratic Party.^[5]


Party		Votes	%
	People's United Party	285,868	63.24
	United Democratic Party	158,889	35.15
	People's Democratic Party	5,282	1.17
	Belize Progressive Party	1,033	0.23
	Independents	958	0.21
Total		452,030	100.00

Source: ArcGIS Online

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Province	Before	Elected
Belize City	People's United Party (11 seats)	People's United Party (11 seats)
Belmopan	People's United Party (7 seats)	People's United Party (7 seats)
Benque Viejo del Carmen	People's United Party (7 seats)	People's United Party (7 seats)
Corozal Town	People's United Party (7 seats)	People's United Party (7 seats)
Dangriga	People's United Party (7 seats)	People's United Party (7 seats)
Orange Walk Town	People's United Party (7 seats)	People's United Party (7 seats)
Punta Gorda	People's United Party (7 seats)	People's United Party (7 seats)
San Ignacio and Santa Elena	People's United Party (5 seats) United Democratic Party (2 seats)	United Democratic Party (6 seats) People's United Party (1 seat)
San Pedro Town	People's United Party (7 seats)	People's United Party (7 seats)

References

^ "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2024 – Elections and Boundaries Department". Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "U.D.P. Introduces Belize City Municipal Slate 2024 | Channel5Belize.com ". Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ Cowo, Janelle (12 January 2024). "New eligible voters register to participate in 2024 Municipal Elections". The San Pedro Sun. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "163 municipal contenders, only 67 seats; who will prevail March 6th?". Amandala Newspaper. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
^ "7 News Belize". www.7newsbelize.com. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

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