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BELIZE CITY — Municipal council
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Belize · BELIZE CITY · municipal · Municipal councilBZ-BELIZECITY-C
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Council marks cannot be used as ordinary vote shares. Mayor and council have separate histories.
1. What office, where, and when is the next election?
- Geography
- BELIZE CITY
- Next election
- 2027-03
- Linked upcoming event
- next-9b3d0a244620653cfefa11ab
- Registry qualification
- Unknown
2. How certain is that date?
2027-03 is expected (not formally called). Month precision — no calendar day supplied. A date without a formal call is not confirmed.
3. Who won earlier selected elections?
2024-03-06
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks
- PUPunknown
- UDPunknown
- PDMunknown
- Independent — TORRES Ernestounknown
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUP | belize/S031aae71b6/2024 | 120,996 | Unknown | 10 | Recorded |
| UDP | belize/S031aae71b6/2024 | 57,585 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PDM | belize/S031aae71b6/2024 | 4,891 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Independent — TORRES Ernesto | belize/S031aae71b6/2024 | 424 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2021-03-03
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks
- PUPunknown
- UDPunknown
- Affiliation unresolved — WILLIAMS Patrick "Pat"unknown
- Affiliation unresolved — TORRES Ernestounknown
- Affiliation unresolved — MATUS Garryunknown
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUP | belize/Sfd5f2a8f1e/2021 | 103,330 | Unknown | 10 | Recorded |
| UDP | belize/Sfd5f2a8f1e/2021 | 58,876 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — WILLIAMS Patrick "Pat" | belize/Sfd5f2a8f1e/2021 | 923 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — TORRES Ernesto | belize/Sfd5f2a8f1e/2021 | 511 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — MATUS Garry | belize/Sfd5f2a8f1e/2021 | 472 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2018-03-07
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks
- PUPunknown
- UDPunknown
- Affiliation unresolved — MOLINA Javierunknown
- Affiliation unresolved — MATUS Garryunknown
- Affiliation unresolved — McCAULAY Richard "Lizard"unknown
- Affiliation unresolved — PERRY Anthony "Tamales Man"unknown
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUP | belize/Sf032fe12f8/2018 | 110,645 | Unknown | 10 | Recorded |
| UDP | belize/Sf032fe12f8/2018 | 100,065 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — MOLINA Javier | belize/Sf032fe12f8/2018 | 951 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — MATUS Garry | belize/Sf032fe12f8/2018 | 660 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — McCAULAY Richard "Lizard" | belize/Sf032fe12f8/2018 | 644 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — PERRY Anthony "Tamales Man" | belize/Sf032fe12f8/2018 | 640 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
WithheldUnknown0–100 historical closeness
Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Comparison unavailable · Council marks cannot be used as ordinary vote shares. Mayor and council have separate histories.
Method ci.weighted-gap.v1. Inputs: latest_gap=null, oldest_gap=null, previous_gap=null
pedersen volatility
Withheld volatilityUnknownpercentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). PUP, UDP and Other (minor parties and unresolved/independent affiliations). An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Latest interval · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PUP","UDP","Other"], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[null,null,null]
pedersen volatility
Withheld volatilityUnknownpercentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). PUP, UDP and Other (minor parties and unresolved/independent affiliations). An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Previous interval · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PUP","UDP","Other"], interval=Previous interval, vectors=[null,null,null]
pedersen volatility
Withheld volatilityUnknownpercentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). PUP, UDP and Other (minor parties and unresolved/independent affiliations). An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Both intervals mean · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PUP","UDP","Other"], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[null,null,null]
Source-reported control: Unverified. Current tenure requires separate dated evidence.
5. Officeholder evidence
Dated roster observations are not automatically current tenure. The source current-office flag means this office is tracked now, not that the last winner still holds it.
No officeholder observation supplied.
6. Polling context
No local poll supplied.
7. Unresolved issues and sources
No open research issues attached to this office.
Sources
- Belize: https://elections.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BELIZE-CITY-MUNICIPAL-RESULTS-2024-3.pdf · rights unknown
- Belize: https://elections.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2021-Municipal-Election-Resuls-Final.pdf · rights unknown
- Belize: https://elections.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Belize-City-Council-Election-Results-2018.pdf · rights unknown
- Belize: bz_BELIZE-CITY-MUNICIPAL-RESULTS-2024-3.pdf · rights unknown
- Belize: bz_2021-Municipal-Election-Resuls-Final.pdf · rights unknown
- Belize: bz_Belize-City-Council-Election-Results-2018.pdf · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “BELIZE CITY — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/BZ-BELIZECITY-C. Sources: belize--url-70485283b0d710747a7e941d, belize--url-84c7a4ac059a32c81fb0d365, belize--url-623e3a9bbcb86f864846f8e6, belize--S031aae71b6, belize--Sfd5f2a8f1e, belize--Sf032fe12f8.