A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has reclaimed control of the Buxton/Foulis Neigbour-hood Democratic Council which it lost in 2018.
Results from Monday’s poll illustrate that APNU secured victory on the East Coast council with 5,105 votes against the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) which managed to gather 4,511 votes.
Compared to the 2018 elections, votes for the PPP/C dropped by 94 despite the registering of 154 votes in Buxton/ Friendship where the ruling party didn’t contest in the last elections. In 2018 they recorded a total of 4,605 votes.
But even as the PPP/C held its base, supporters of APNU turned out to vote for the coalition. Votes for APNU climbed by 1,396, a 37 per cent rise in votes for the party.
In constituencies One – Buxton and Two – Friendship, votes were significantly up for the opposition. The party’s candidate in constituency one, David Jones secured 964 votes against the 114 votes, PPP/C candidate Letta Murray scooped up. In the Friendship constituency, returning councillor Oswald Williams of the APNU increased his votes by 52 from 2018 when he got 526 votes. The PPP/C contender Edgar Simon scraped 40 votes from his constituents. These are two of the areas the PPP/C did not contest in 2018.
APNU has won 10 seats on the council and the PPP/C secured 8 seats. In 2018 the positions were reversed with the PPP/C as the then opposition holding 10 seats and APNU 8.
The announcement of the PPP/C winning the council in 2018 had sparked a buzz on social media but it was explained that the party did not secure votes in Buxton and Friendship.
The Buxton/Foulis NDC encompasses Buxton, Friendship, Bladen Hall, Strathspey, Coldingen, Non Pariel, Vigilance, Enterprise, Elizabeth Hall, Bachelor’s Adventure, Paradise and Foulis.
