By Kimone Witter
Jamaica Labour Party candidates have won the majority of seats in seven parishes following the completion of the final count of ballots in all electoral divisions for the Local Government Election.
The Electoral Office of Jamaica says the People's National Party won in five parishes.
The count, which was completed Thursday night, includes all the ballots for the mayoral election for the Municipality of Portmore.
Kingston and St. Andrew ended in a tie with the PNP and the JLP winning 20 seats each. But the PNP, having won the higher percentage of votes (the popular vote) across the municipality, will get to select the Mayor of Kingston from its ranks.
The PNP won the majority of the divisions and the position of Mayor of the Municipality of Portmore.
The breakdown is as follows: in St. Thomas the JLP won 6 seats to the PNP's 4; in Portland, 7 seats to the PNP's 2; St. Ann 11 to the PNP's 5; in Trelawny 6 seats to the PNP's 3; St. James 11 seats to 6 for the PNP; in St. Elizabeth 9 to the PNP's 6 and in Clarendon 12 to the PNP's 10.
In the meantime, the PNP won all 7 seats in Hanover; in Westmoreland 11 to the JLP's 3; 12 seats to the JLP's 3 in Manchester; 7 seats to the JLP's 6 in St Mary and 22 to the JLP's 19 in St. Catherine.
JLP wins
St. Thomas
JLP - 6 PNP - 4
Portland
JLP - 7 PNP - 2
St. Ann
JLP - 11 PNP - 5
Trelawny
JLP - 6 PNP - 3
St. James
JLP - 11 PNP - 6
St. Elizabeth
JLP - 9 PNP - 6
Clarendon
JLP - 12 PNP - 10
PNP wins
Hanover
PNP - 7 JLP - 0
Westmoreland
PNP - 11 JLP - 3
Manchester
PNP - 12 JLP - 3
St. Mary
PNP - 7 JLP - 6
St. Catherine
PNP - 22 JLP - 19
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