Barbuda Council

The Barbuda Council is a local authority that manages the internal affairs on the island of Barbuda.

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History and electoral system

The Barbuda Council was established in 1976 by the Barbuda Local Government Act. It is an 11-member body consisting of nine directly elected and two ex officio (Barbuda's House and Senate representatives in the national Parliament) members who serve four-year terms.

Elections are held every two years in March with four seats and five seats becoming vacant at alternative polls.

2019 Elections

An election was held on 27 March 2019 to select four council members. Eight candidates participated in the poll.

Calsey Joseph, Freeston Thomas, Jacqui Frank and Sherina Myre on the Barbuda Peoples Movement (BPM) ticket

Hesketh Daniel, Kelcina Burton-George, Relton Lynch and Arthur Nibbs were named as candidates for the Antigua-Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP)

Chairmen of the Barbuda Council
Incumbent Tenure
Took Office Left Office
.... 1976 1979
Hilbourne Frank (1st time) 1979 1985
Arthur Nibbs (1st time) 1985 1989
Hilbourne Frank (2nd time) 1989 1997
Arthur Nibbs (2nd time) 1997 April 2001
Fabian Jones (1st time) April 2001 2005
Lincoln Burton 2005 19 January 2006
Randolph Beazer 19 January 2006 9 January 2008
Fabian Jones (2nd time) 9 January 2008 31 March 2009
Kelvin Punter 31 March 2009 31 March 2013
Arthur Nibbs 2013 2017
Wade Burton 2017 2019

See also

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