2020 Anguillian general election

General elections were held in Anguilla on 29 June 2020.^[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an Order in Council was made to allow the elections to be postponed until 11 September at the latest.^[2] However it was not invoked.

2020 Anguillian general election

← 2015 29 June 2020 2025 →
11 of the 13 seats in the House of Assembly 7 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Ellis Webster Victor Banks Party APM AUF Last election 38.26%, 0 seats 54.44%, 6 seats Seats before 0 6 Seats won 7 4 Seat change 7 2
Results by district
Premier before election Victor Banks AUF Elected Premier Ellis Webster APM

Electoral system

The 13-member House of Assembly consists of seven members elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting, four at-large members elected from the entire island by plurality at-large voting and two ex officio members.^[3][4] Voters may vote up to four candidates in the at-large seats, which replaced two appointees.^[5] Voters must be at least 18 years old, whilst candidates must be at least 21.^[5]

Endorsements

For Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers (Anguilla Progressive Movement candidate in Valley South):^[6]

• Celine Willers, Miss Universe Germany 2018
• Caitlin Tyson, Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2018
• Aniska Tonge, Miss Universe US Virgin Islands 2018
• Anna Burdzy, Miss Universe Great Britain 2017
• Selma Kamanya, Miss Universe Zambia 2018
• Aldy Bernard, Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2018

For Haydn Hughes (Anguilla Progressive Movement candidate in Road South):^[7]

• Charlamagne tha God, American radio and TV personality

Campaign

The ruling Anguilla United Front (which won six of the seven elected seats in 2015) nominated a full slate of eleven candidates in November 2019.^[8] The opposition Anguilla Progressive Movement also nominated eleven candidates in December 2019.^[9]

Results

Party		Constituency			At-large			Total seats	+/–
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Anguilla Progressive Movement	3,689	51.33	4	11,971	42.80	3	7	+7
	Anguilla United Front	3,170	44.11	3	9,820	35.11	1	4	−2
	Independents	328	4.56	0	6,181	22.10	0	0	−1
Ex offico members								2	0
Total		7,187	100.00	7	27,972	100.00	4	13	0
Valid votes		7,187	98.55
Invalid/blank votes		106	1.45
Total votes		7,293	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,951	61.02
Source: Central Electoral Office, Central Electoral Office

By constituency

Constituency	Candidate	Party		Votes
1 - Island Harbour	Ellis Webster		Anguilla Progressive Movement	493
	Oris Smith		Anguilla United Front	336
	Palmavon Webster		Independent	167
2 - Sandy Hill	Cora Richardson-Hodge		Anguilla United Front	318
	Jerome Roberts		Anguilla Progressive Movement	302
3 - Valley North	Evans McNiel Rogers		Anguilla United Front	697
	Courtney Morton		Anguilla Progressive Movement	657
4 - Valley South	Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers		Anguilla Progressive Movement	861
	Victor Banks		Anguilla United Front	755
5 - Road North	Merrick Richardson		Anguilla Progressive Movement	386
	Evalie Bradley		Anguilla United Front	238
	Rommel Hughes		Independent	89
6 - Road South	Haydn Hughes		Anguilla Progressive Movement	727
	Curtis Richardson		Anguilla United Front	540
7 - West End	Cardigan Connor		Anguilla United Front	286
	Kimberley Fleming		Anguilla Progressive Movement	263
	Jamie Hodge		Independent	72
Island Wide (4 seats)	Kyle Hodge		Anguilla Progressive Movement	3,557
	Jose Vanterpool		Anguilla United Front	2,983
	Kenneth Hodge		Anguilla Progressive Movement	2,917
	Quincia Gumbs-Marie		Anguilla Progressive Movement	2,840
	Kennedy Hodge		Anguilla Progressive Movement	2,657
	Othlyn Vanterpool		Anguilla United Front	2,420
	Lockhart Hughes		Anguilla United Front	2,290
	Mark Romney		Anguilla United Front	2,126
	Lanny Hobson		Independent	1,643
	Aunika Lake		Independent	1,532
	Brent Davis		Independent	1,117
	Sutcliffe Hodge		Independent	1,016
	Glenneva Hodge		Independent	609
	Elkin Richardson		Independent	148
	Merlyn Duncan		Independent	101