Barbuda Council | |
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| Leadership | |
Barbuda Council Chairperson | Calsye Beazer Joseph, BPM |
Barbuda Council Vice Chairperson | Trevor Walker, BPM |
Barbuda MP | Trevor Walker, BPM |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 11 |
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| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 2019 Barbuda Council election |
Next election | 2021 Barbuda Council election |
| Meeting place | |
| Codrington, Barbuda | |
| Website | |
| http://www.barbudacouncil.gov.ag | |
The Barbuda Council is a local authority that manages the internal affairs on the island of Barbuda.
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 |
| Calsye Joseph | 2019 | |
See also
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Commonwealth Local Government Forum-Americas