In the aftermath of any election - Belizeans suffer from what you might call a political hangover. After weeks of bombardment by political ads and signs, and the blistering assault of endless anticipation in interviews and press conferences….alll leading up to a day that didn't produce a whole lot of change.
To start off our next segment on the election and its aftermath, Jomarie Lanza starts by recapping the winners and losers:
In Corozal town, Rigo Vellos and his six pup Councillors won with a margin of 66% of the vote, while the UDP only got 33%
In Orange walk Ladrick "Madbull" Shepherd had the largest mandate from his townspeople with 73% of the vote along with his 6 pup councilors while the UDP got only 27% of the vote.
In Dangriga, returning mayor Robert Mariano was re-elected with a comfortable 60% of the vote while the UDP got 39% of the vote
Further down South in Punta Gorda Carlos Obeah Galvez had the narrowest margin of any victorious PUP slate. They got 51% of the vote while the independent party the BPP Got 8.41% and the UDP got 39% of the vote.
And for Belmopan first time mayoral candidate Pablo Cawich secured his seat in office along with his six councilors by gaining 57% of the vote with the UDP trailing behind at 43%
Further out West in San Ignacio/Santa Elena the UDP managed to secure six out of the seven seats in office with mayor Earl Trapp and his team garnering another term with 52.23% of the votes while the PUP got only 47.52% of the vote.
In Benque Viejo, the PUP slate led by Mayor Jorge Antonio Rosales garnered 59% of the vote, while the UDP got 41%.
And going from west to. east….in Belize City, Bernard Wagner along with his slate managed to garner over 65% of the votes securing his third term in office while the UDP got 31.34%
And finally, for San Pedro Town Mayor Wally Nunez and his six councilors had a commanding majority in his municipality with a total of 71% of the vote while the UDP came in with only 28% of the votes.
