Gonsalves ULP wins St Vincent general election

The ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) of Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves won an historic third consecutive term in office fighting off  a strong battle from the main opposition New Democratic Labour Party (NDP) in Monday’s general election.

Supporters of the ULP took to the streets in celebration after the preliminary results showed that the party had won eight of the 15 seats contested in the general election, while the NDP, which had three seats in the last parliament increased that tally to seven.

Prime Minister Gonsalves, 64, who comfortably retained his North Central Windward seat, had called the elections nearly four months ahead of schedule telling voters that they were better off since 2001 when his party first came to power defeating the NDP.