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2010 Trinidadian local elections

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2010 Trinidadian local elections

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All 14 Municipal Corporation Electoral Areas
Turnout39.1% (Increase 1.2 pp)
 
Leader Kamla Persad-Bissesar Keith Rowley Winston Dookeran
Party UNC PNM COP
Alliance People's Partnership People's Partnership
Leader since 24 January 2010 26 May 2010 10 September 2006
Last election 43 councillors, 45.66%
7 municipal corporations
83 councillors, 53.33%
7 municipal corporations
New party
Popular vote 202,380
52.02%
130,505
33.55%
54,473
14.00%
Swing Increase 6.36% Decrease 19.78% New party
Municipal Corporations
10 / 14
3 / 14
3 / 14
Municipal Corporations +/– Increase3 Decrease6 New party
Councillors
74 / 134
36 / 134
24 / 134
Councillors +/– Increase31 Decrease47 New party

Map showing the 14 Trinidadian corporations.

At the ceremonial opening of the Tenth Republican Parliament on June 18, 2010, the Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced that the date for the 2010 Local Elections was to be on July 26, 2010.

Regional Corporations

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134 Local Areas were contested in 14 Corporations.

Results

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City of Port of Spain: (PNM)

  • St James West—Robin Bynoe (UNC)
  • St James East—Balliram Ramsuchit (COP)
  • Woodbrook—Cleveland Phillip Garcia (COP)
  • Northern Port of Spain—Keron Valentine (PNM)
  • Belmont East—Darryl Rajpaul (PNM)
  • Belmont North and West—Deanne Boucaud (PNM)
  • Southern Port of Spain—Ryan Junior Dunbar (PNM)
  • East Dry River—Isha Wells (PNM)
  • St Ann's River South—Ashtine Thomason (PNM)
  • St Ann's River Central—Natasha Young (PNM)
  • St Ann's River North—Nedra Marisa McClean (PNM)
  • Belmont South—Jennel Young (PNM)

City of San Fernando: (Partnership)

  • Marabella West—Gloria Calliste (COP)
  • Marabella East—Jason Williams (UNC)
  • Marabella South/Vistabella—Gobin Persad Sinanan (COP)
  • Pleasantville—Robert Parris (PNM)
  • Cocoyea/Tarouba—Daren McLeod (UNC)
  • Mon Repos/Navet—Shaka Joseph (PNM)
  • Springvale/Paradise—John Mark Chankersingh (UNC)
  • Les Efforts West/La Romaine—Anthony A Ramkissoon (UNC)
  • Les Efforts East/Cipero—Navi Muradali (COP)

Borough of Arima: (Partnership)

  • Calvary—Wayne John Bertrand (COP)
  • Arima North East—Patricia T Cedeno-Metivier (COP)
  • Arima West/O'Meara—Flora Singh (COP)
  • Arima Central—Clinton Jennings (COP)
  • Malabar North—Vedya Mahabir (COP)
  • Malabar South—Anthony Garcia (PNM)
  • Tumpuna—Hugo Ambrose Lewis (COP)

Borough of Point Fortin: (PNM)

  • Techier/Guapo—Sherwin St Hillaire (PNM)
  • Newlands/Mahaica—Janelle St Hilaire (PNM)
  • Egypt—Abdon Mason (PNM)
  • Cap-de-Ville/Fanny Village—Marilyn Ramnarinesingh (COP)
  • Hollywood—Kennedy Kendel Richards (PNM)
  • New Village—Kriscia Simon (PNM)

Borough of Chaguanas:(Partnership)

  • Felicity/Endeavour—Orlando Nehru Nagessar (UNC)
  • Edinburgh/Longdenville—Dwarka Singh (UNC)
  • Montrose—Gopaul Boodhan (UNC)
  • Cunupia—Renuka N Kangal (UNC)
  • Enterprise North—Narsingh Rambarran (COP)
  • Enterprise South—Ronald Heera (PNM)
  • Charlieville—Falisha Isahak (UNC)
  • Munroe Road/Caroni Savannah—Joey Samuel (UNC)

Regional Corporation of Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo:(Partnership)

  • Chickland/Mamoral—Merle Mungroo (UNC)
  • Freeport/Calcutta—Anil Baliram (UNC)
  • St Mary's/Edinburgh—Sandra Ramsingh-Abdool (UNC)
  • Felicity/Calcutta/McBean—Allan Seepersad (UNC)
  • Perseverance/Waterloo—Annmarie Boodram (UNC)
  • California/Pt Lisas—Christine Soobram (UNC)
  • Balmain/Esperanza/Forres Park—Gangaram Gopaul (UNC)
  • Claxton Bay/Pointe-a-Pierre—Camille Elie-Govind (UNC)
  • Caratal/Tortuga—Suresh Pooran Maharaj (UNC)
  • Gasparillo/Bonne Aventure—Feeraz Ali (UNC)
  • Las Lomas/San Raphael—Dhanraj Saroop (UNC)
  • Longdenville/Talparo—Rana Persad (UNC)
  • Piparo/San Pedro/Tabaquite—Henry Awong (UNC)

Regional Corporation of Diego Martin: (Partnership)

  • Chaguaramas/Point Cumana—Enroy Slater (PNM)
  • Glencoe/Goodwood/La Puerta—Ricardo Garcia (COP)
  • Covigne/Richplain—Katty Ann Christopher (PNM)
  • Diamond Vale—Gail Donna La Touche (PNM)
  • Bagatelle/Blue Basin—Lisa Maraj (UNC)
  • St Lucien/Cameron Hill—Anne Letren (UNC)
  • Moka/Boissiere No.2—Nadine Maria Romany (UNC)
  • Morne Coco/Alyce Glen—Phillip Joseph Murray (UNC)
  • Petit Valley/Cocorite—Wazim Daniel (UNC)
  • Belle Vue/Boissiere No.1—Susan Rodriguez (UNC)

Regional Corporation of Mayaro/Rio Claro: (Partnership)

  • Biche/Charuma—Glen Ram (UNC)
  • Rio Claro South/Cat's Hill—Cyrilla Zola Cooper (UNC)
  • Rio Claro North—Hazarie Ramdeen (UNC)
  • Cocal/Mafeking—Keshrie Kissoon (UNC)
  • Ecclesville—Shaffik Mohammed (UNC)
  • Mayaro/Guayaguayare—Raymond Cozier (UNC)

Regional Corporation of Penal/Debe: (Partnership)

  • Palmiste/Hermitage—Roland Hall (UNC)
  • La Fortune—Amir J Junior B Saiphoo (UNC)
  • Bronte—Brian N Julien (UNC)
  • Debe East/L'Esperance/Union Hall—Marsha Jaimungal-Khan (UNC)
  • Debe West—Skafte Awardy (UNC)
  • Penal—Shanty Boodram (UNC)
  • Barrackpore West—Premchand Sookoo (UNC)
  • Rochard/Barrackpore East—Vishnu Ramlakhan (UNC)
  • Quinam/Morne Diablo—Hyacinth Rampersadsingh (UNC)

Regional Corporation of Princes Town: (Partnership)

  • Reform/Manahambre—Judy Barbara Hart (UNC)
  • Ben Lomond/Hardbargain/Williamsville—Akash A Manickchand (UNC)
  • Corinth/Cedar Hill—Winston D Chindra (UNC)
  • Inverness/Princes Town—Deryck Mathura (UNC)
  • New Grant/Tableland—Gowrie N Roopnarine (UNC)
  • Hindustan/Indianwalk/St Mary's—Jules Vernon Downing (UNC)
  • Lengua/St Julien—Alvin Lutchman (UNC)
  • Fifth Company—Rafi Mohammed (UNC)
  • Moruga—Phillip Gonzales (UNC)

Regional Corporation of San Juan/Laventille: (PNM)

  • Maracas Bay/Santa Cruz/La Fillette—Lyndon Lara (PNM)
  • Febeau/Bourg Mulatresse—Roger Charles Celestine (COP)
  • Morvant—Franz Lambkin (PNM)
  • Caledonia/Upper Malick—Jeffrey Anthony Reyes (PNM)
  • St Ann's/Cascade/Mon Repos West—Kenrick Preudhomme (COP)
  • St Barb's/Chinapoo—Jason C Alexander (PNM)
  • Beetham/Picton—Akil Audain (PNM)
  • Success/Trou Macaque—Joel Harding (PNM)
  • Aranguez/Warner Village—Santam Ramjit (UNC)
  • Barataria—Harrylal Persad (UNC)
  • Petit Bourg/Mount Lambert/Champs Fleurs—Kion Williams (PNM)
  • San Juan East—Nazeemool Mohammed (UNC)
  • San Juan West—Kwesi Junior Antoine (PNM)

Regional Corporation of Sangre Grande: (Partnership)

  • Toco/Fishing Pond—Martin Rondon (PNM)
  • Valencia—Lawrence P Lalla (UNC)
  • Manzanilla—Annand Soodeen (UNC)
  • Sangre Grande South—Patricia Debbie A Harris (UNC)
  • Vega De Oropouche—Ravi Lakhan (UNC)
  • Sangre Grande North West—Dayne Evan Francois (UNC)
  • Cumuto/Tamana—Nirmal Singh (UNC)

Regional Corporation of Siparia: (Partnership)

  • Avocat/San Francique North—Rajwantee Bullock (UNC)
  • Siparia East/San Francique South—Leo Christiani Doodnath (UNC)
  • Siparia West/Fyzabad—Doodnath Mayrhoo (UNC)
  • Otaheite/Rousillac—Chanardaye Ramadharsingh (UNC)
  • Brighton/Vessigny—Gerald Debesette (PNM)
  • Mon Desir—Balkaran Frank Ramjit (UNC)
  • Cedros—Fitzroy Paul Beache (UNC)
  • Erin—Morena M. Martin Frederick (PNM)
  • Palo Seco—Christine Neptune (PNM)

Regional Corporation of Tunapuna/Piarco (Partnership)

  • Maracas/Santa Magarita—Winston C Ramsaroop (COP)
  • Auzonville/Tunapuna—Esmond Irving Forde (PNM)
  • Curepe/Pasea—Rosanna Sookdeo (COP)
  • Caura/Paradise/Tacarigua—Sookdeo P Barath (COP)
  • Macoya/Trincity—Ria Boodoo (COP)
  • Five Rivers/Lopinot—Dianne Bishop (UNC)
  • Bon Air/Arouca/Cane Farm—Colin Kerwin Rodney (PNM)
  • Valsayn/St Joseph—Graham Butcher (UNC)
  • Kelly Village/Warrenville—Khublal Paltoo (UNC)
  • St Augustine South/Piarco/St Helena—Khadijah Ameen (UNC)
  • Mausica/Maloney—Steven Sam (PNM)
  • La Florissante/Cleaver— Erwin Augustine Hope (COP)
  • D'Abadie/Carapo—J-Lynn Roopnarine (UNC)
  • Blanchisseuse/Santa Rosa—Andrew V Mooteram (COP)
  • Wallerfield/La Horquetta—Brian Hayden Joseph (PNM)

Nomination Day

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Nomination day was July 5, 2010.