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General elections were held in
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on 22 April 2015. The result was a victory for the
Anguilla United Front The Anguilla United Front is an alliance of political parties in Anguilla. At elections, 21 February 2005, the alliance won 38.9% of popular votes and 4 out of 7 elected seats. The Anguilla United Front (AUF) was created on 7 January 2000 as a ...
alliance, which won six of the seven elected seats in the
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. The ruling
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Caribbean Elections Voters had to be at least 18 years old, whilst candidates had to be at least 21.


Results


By constituency

The closest contest was in the Road North constituency, where the AUF candidate
Evalie Bradley Evalie Bradley nee Hughes (12 October 1954) is an Anguillian politician and member of the House of Assembly of Anguilla. Early life and education Bradley started attending Road Primary School, currently named Adrian T. Hazell Primary, and r ...
won by a single vote against the AUM candidate Patrick Hanley.


Aftermath

Following the elections,
Victor Banks Victor Franklin Banks (born 8 November 1947)Victor Banks
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of the Anguilla United Front was sworn in as the island's new Chief Minister.Public holiday in Anguilla as new chief minister sworn in
Jamaica Observer, 24 April 2015


References

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Elections in Anguilla
Anguilla Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territo ...
Anguilla Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territo ...