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5 of 11 seats in the Barbuda Council | |||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 63.72% | ||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Council elections were held in Barbuda on March 29, 2021. [1] The elections were won by the Barbuda People's Movement. Voter turnout was 64%. [2]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| Ex officio | Not up | Up | Won | Total | ||||
| Barbuda People's Movement | 2,303 | 63.18 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | 1,319 | 36.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 23 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3,645 | 100.00 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| Valid votes | 767 | 99.48 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4 | 0.52 | ||||||
| Total votes | 771 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,210 | 63.72 | ||||||
| Source: ABEC | ||||||||
| Party | Name | Polling Station A | Polling Station B | Polling Station C | Polling Station D | Total | |
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| AKBAR - CUFFY | DANIEL - HYTON | IBRAHIM - OSCAR | PARKER - YEARWOOD | ||||
| Barbuda People's Movement | Wayde Burton | 115 | 154 | 101 | 139 | 509 | |
| Barbuda People's Movement | Melanie Beazer | 105 | 136 | 92 [3] | 125 [3] | 458 | |
| Barbuda People's Movement | Mackenzie Frank | 98 | 137 | 92 | 125 | 452 | |
| Barbuda People's Movement | Nico Antonio | 105 | 135 | 90 | 116 | 446 | |
| Barbuda People's Movement | Nadia George | 101 | 135 | 92 | 110 | 438 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Mackiesha Desouza | 52 | 80 | 82 | 62 | 276 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Tyrone Beazer | 54 | 51 | 91 | 73 | 269 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Kelcina George | 50 | 73 | 77 | 63 | 263 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Hasketh Daniel | 49 | 72 | 85 | 53 | 259 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Wesley Beazer | 43 | 72 | 79 | 58 | 252 | |
| Independent | Ordrick Samuel | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | |
| Total | 778 | 1,050 | 887 | 930 | 3,645 | ||
| Source: ABEC | |||||||
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