THE VALLEY, Anguilla, April 23 2015 – Victor Banks led his Anguilla United Front (AUF) to a landslide victory in Wednesday’s general election, winning six of the seven seats at stake and in the process ensuring that the incumbent Anguilla United Movement (AUM) did not win a single seat on this British Overseas Territory.
Both the AUF and the AUM contested all seven seats in the election that was being observed by a six-member team from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) British Islands and the Mediterranean.
The other seat in the general election was won by independent candidate, Palmavon Webster, an attorney, who held off a strong challenge from incumbent representative for District One Othlyn Vanterpool of the AUF and the new AUM leader Dr. Ellis Lorenzo Webster, a first time candidate in Anguillan politics.
Approximately 11,000 people were registered to vote with 7,974 casting ballots on Wednesday.
Chief Minister -designate Banks is expected to announce his cabinet shortly after meeting with Anguilla’s British Governor Christina Scott later on Thursday.
