2024 Belizean municipal elections

2024 Belizean local elections

←  2021 6 March 2024
All 9 Municipalities
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%

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

Full list

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)

See also

• Elections in Belize

References

1. "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2024 – Elections and Boundaries Department" . Retrieved 14 February 2024.
2. "U.D.P. Introduces Belize City Municipal Slate 2024 | Channel5Belize.com " . Retrieved 14 February 2024.
3. Cowo, Janelle (12 January 2024). "New eligible voters register to participate in 2024 Municipal Elections". The San Pedro Sun. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
4. "163 municipal contenders, only 67 seats; who will prevail March 6th?". Amandala Newspaper. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
5. "7 News Belize". www.7newsbelize.com. Retrieved 8 March 2024.