Heredia takes BRS. Danny Guerrero is Mayor, Split SPTC Council: 5 UDP & 1 PUP
In the House: UDP 17, PUP 14 – Dean Oliver Barrow remains Belize's Prime Minister
After months of anticipation, voters turned out in full force on Wednesday, March 7th to decide both the General and Municipal elections. When all ballots were accounted for countrywide, the United Democratic Party managed to capture 17 seats out of a possible 31 seats in the National Assembly officially forming the new Belizean government. Two of those seats, Cayo Central (Collet Motejo – PUP vs Rene Montero – UDP) and Cayo North East (Orlando Habet – PUP vs. Elvin Penner – UDP) are reportedly to be contested in court.
In San Pedro the United Democratic Party (UDP) won the Belize Rural South Constituency re-electing incumbent Jose Manuel "Junior" Heredia Jr. as the Belize Rural South (BRS) Area Representative. 4,987 electorates out of a total of 7,100 registered voters (70.23%) cast their votes in the General Elections in Caye Caulker and Ambergris Caye.
In the San Pedro Municipal elections, Daniel Guerrero and five of his six councilors won for the UDP, and 1 PUP councilor candidate, Gualberto "Wally" Nu�ez, now make up the new San Pedro Town Council.
In the Municipal Elections the following are final results:
Mayoral Candidates
Daniel "Danny" Guerrero - 1,716
Maria "Conchita" Flota - 1,502
Melanie "Mel" Paz - 629
Councilor Candidates – UDP
Carlos Enrique Barrientos - 1,996
Kenrick William Brackett - 2,027
Severo Guerrero Jr. - 2,126
Gabriel "Gaby" Nunez - 2,160
Guillermo "Mito" Paz - 2,026
Yolanda Paraham - 1,885
Councilor Candidates – PUP
Gualberto "Wally" Nunez - 2,021
Oscar David Aguilar - 1,779
Marina Graniel Kay - 1,923
Raymundo "Mundo" Nunez - 1,911
Viana "Vianie" Perez - 1,756
Maribel "Mar" Vasquez - 1,665
Councilor Candidates – Independent
Hilberto Graviel Sanchez - 245
Bernabe Badillo - 216
The General Elections results for Belize Rural South are as follows:
Jose Manuel “Junior” Heredia Jr. - 2,479
Anna Patricia "Patty" Arceo - 2,026
Robert "Bobby" Lopez - 332
William "Mike" Campbell - 24
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