Anguilla elections office names 34 general election candidates

The Central Electoral Office has published a list of 34 candidates vying for seats in the Anguilla House of Assembly in the island’s upcoming general election.

It features members of the three political parties – the Anguilla Progressive Movement (APM), the Anguilla Reliable Team (ART), and the Anguilla United Front (AUF), as well as five independent candidates.

This year’s general election is being held on 26 February with advance polling for certain eligible people on 25 February.

The candidates for the various districts and islandwide candidates are listed below:

District 1 – Island Harbour

Claude C Smith – Anguilla United Front

Keith Fabian – Independent

Ellis Lorenzo Webster – Anguilla Progressive Movement

Palmavon Webster – Independent

District 2 – Sandy Hill

Cora Richardson Hodge – Anguilla United Front

Lennox Vanterpool – Anguilla Progressive Movement

District 3 – Valley North

Courtney Morton – Anguilla Progressive Movement

Shellya Rogers – Anguilla United Front

District 4 – Valley South

Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers – Anguilla Progressive Movement

Cordell Richardson – Anguilla United Front

District 5 – Road North

Davon C Carty – Anguilla United Front

Aristo Richardson – Anguilla Reliable Team

Merrick Richardson – Anguilla Progressive Movement

District 6 – Road South

Marie Connor – Anguilla Reliable Team

Haydn Austin Forte Hughes – Anguilla Progressive Movement

Patrick Mardenborough – Anguilla United Front

District 7 – West End

Cardigan Connor – Anguilla United Front

Kevin Pickering-Meyers – Anguilla Reliable Team

Jamie D Hodge – Anguilla Progressive Movement

Islandwide

Yusuf Abdul Ali – Independent

Jeison Bryan – Anguilla United Front

Marvo Duncan – Anguilla Reliable Team

Avenella Griffith – Independent

Evan Gumbs – Anguilla Reliable Team

Quincia Gumbs-Marie – Anguilla Progressive Movement

Lanny Hobson – Independent

Glenneva Hodge – Anguilla Progressive Movement

Kenneth M Hodge – Anguilla Progressive Movement

Kyle Hodge – Anguilla United Front

Rommel Hughes – Anguilla Reliable Team

Curtis Richardson – Anguilla Reliable Team

Evans McNiel Rogers – Anguilla United Front

José Vanterpool – Anguilla United Front

Othlyn Vanterpool – Anguilla Progressive Movement

General election

General elections in Anguilla are held every five years, with the most recent election taking place in June 2020, when the APM was elected into office.

On election day, voters can select one candidate from their single-member district and up to four candidates from the islandwide district.

Eleven members of the Anguilla House of Assembly will be elected in total.

A detailed map of electoral districts can be accessed here.

Voters must be a citizen of Anguilla, have resided in the territory for a specified period before the election, be at least 18 years old, and be registered on the electoral roll.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article provides impartial coverage of political activities in the lead up to the 2025 general election in Anguilla.

It does not constitute an endorsement of any party or candidate.

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