Local elections in Trinidad and Tobago were held on 2 December 2019,http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/december-2-local-government-elections-6.2.959074.5e638c0aa6 PM reveals December 2 local gov't election date: Kamla ready to "meet and beat the PNM" contesting 139 electoral districts across Trinidad's 14 municipal corporation electoral areas.

With the exception of those areas that have had boundary changes, the seats up for election were last contested in the 2016 local elections.

Both parties won control of seven of the 14 corporations with the People's National Movement (PNM) losing their minority control status in the Sangre Grande regional corporation. The PNM won 72 of the 139 electoral districts, but lost the popular vote and 11 electoral districts: Sangre Grande North West in the Sangre Grande regional corporation, Lengua/Indian Walk in the Princes Town Regional Corporation, Siparia West/Fyzabad in the Siparia Regional Corporation, Cocal/Mafeking in the Mayaro–Rio Claro Regional Corporation, Enterprise South/Longdenville North in the Chaguanas Borough Corporation, Caura/Paradise/Tacarigua in the Tunapuna–Piarco Regional Corporation, Les Effort West/La Romaine, Marabella West and Marabella West/Vistabella in the San Fernando City Corporation while gaining two from the United National Congress, in the San Juan–Laventille Regional Corporation, San Juan East and Barataria. The UNC also won the newly created districts of El Socorro/Aranguez North and La Fortune/Debe North, in the San Juan–Laventille and Penal–Debe Regional Corporation.

Seats held prior to the election

The major political parties were defending the following numbers of electoral districts from municipal corporations on election day:

People's National Movement (PNM) – 83 electoral districts from 8 municipal corporations United National Congress (UNC) – 54 electoral districts from 6 municipal corporations

These numbers are how many seats each party had won at the previous election, in 2016, rather than which party held the seat on the eve of the election.

Eligibility to vote All registered electors (Trinidadians and Tobagonians, Commonwealth and Non-Commonwealth citizens) who will be aged 18 or over, resided legally in Trinidad and Tobago and have resided in an electoral district/constituency for a least two months prior to the election date are entitled to vote in the local elections.

Parties and standings Political parties registered with the Elections and Boundaries Commission can contest the local elections. The following registered parties contested the local elections: Party Founded Ideology Leader(s) Leader since Last election At dissolution Notes % party vote Municipal Corporations Electoral districts Municipal Corporations Electoral districts 1955 Liberalism, Social liberalism, Moderate nationalismKeith Rowley May 2010 1989 Democratic socialism, Social democracy, Third WayKamla Persad-Bissessar January 2010   2006 Reformism Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan November 2017 2010 Social justice, Direct democracy David Abdulah January 2012 2019LocalismLouis Lee SingOctober 2019 – – – – – Diego Martin regionalismGarvin NicholasSeptember 2019 – – – – – 1995 Localism, Nationalism Ursus Daniel – – – – –

Campaign slogans Party Slogan People's National Movement "We Getting it Done""Doing it Right" United National Congress "Worknation"

Opinion polls The North American Caribbean Teachers Association (NACTA) commissioned opinion polling for the next general election regularly sampling the electorates' opinions.

Municipal Corporation projections

Date Pollster Samplesize Other 2 December 2019 Local Election results – 7 7 0 29 November 2019 NACTA – 7 (+2) 5 (+2) 0 21 November 2019 NACTA – 8 (+3) 3 (+3) 0 11 April 2019 NACTA – 7 (+3) 5 (+3) 0 16 July 2018 Barataria and Belmont East Local Government Bye-Elections

Summary results Elections were conducted under the first-past-the-post system.

+ Elections And Boundaries Commission December 2, 2019 Local Election Preliminary Results Trinidad and Tobago Express December 2, 2019 Local Election Preliminary Results Summary↓ 7 7

PartyVotesCorporationsSeats 161,962 4.8% 1 9 202,584 4.5% 1 9

Results by municipal corporation electoral area

Prior to electionPost election Municipal CorporationSeatsTurnoutControlPNMUNCSeatsTurnoutControlPNMUNC Arima 731.87%PNM70733.29%PNM61 Chaguanas 840.54%UNC35838.05%UNC17 Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo 1437.67%UNC0141436.98%UNC014 Diego Martin 1021.80%PNM1001023.73%PNM100 Mayaro–Rio Claro 649.82%UNC24643.53%UNC15 Penal–Debe 940.43%UNC091039.92%UNC09 Point Fortin 634.91%PNM60634.74%PNM60 Port of Spain 1222.78%PNM1401224.40%PNM120 Princes Town 1041.55%UNC191040.51%UNC010 San Fernando 936.27%PNM90935.72%PNM63 San Juan–Laventille 1324.64%PNM1121425.63%PNM121 Sangre Grande 837.60%PNM (minority)44842.02%UNC35 Siparia 941.82%UNC45941.92%UNC36 Tunapuna–Piarco 1632.66%PNM1241634.28%PNM115All fourteen municipal corporations13734.34%835413934.71%7265Source: Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Local Government Elections held on Monday, December 2, 2019

Municipal CorporationControlCouncillorsTotalPNMUNCOtherArimaPNM761ChaguanasUNC 81 7Couva–Tabaquite–TalparoUNC 140 14 Diego MartinPNM1010 0 Mayaro–Rio ClaroUNC 6 1 5 Penal–DebeUNC 10 0 10 Point FortinPNM 6 6 0 Port of SpainPNM 1212 0Princes TownUNC 100 10 San FernandoPNM 9 6 3 San Juan–LaventillePNM 14 12 2 Sangre GrandeUNC 83 5 SipariaUNC 9 3 6 Tunapuna–PiarcoPNM 16 11 5Totals13971 68

Allocation of Aldermen Municipal CorporationAldermenTotalPNMUNCOtherArima 431Chaguanas 41 3Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo 41 3 Diego Martin 4 3 1 Mayaro–Rio Claro 4 1 3 Penal–Debe 40 4 Point Fortin 440 Port of Spain 440Princes Town 41 3 San Fernando 4 63 San Juan–Laventille 43 1 Sangre Grande 42 2 Siparia 4 22 Tunapuna–Piarco 4 22Totals562927

Results by party Party Party leader Candidates Councillors % of councillors Votes % of Votes 2016 2019 +/- 2016 2019 +/- 2016 2019 +/- 2016 2019 +/- Keith Rowley13983721160.6%51.8%8.8%174,754162,80111,95348.24%43.60%4.6% Kamla Persad-Bissessar13954671339.4%48.2%8.8%180,758203,86823,11049.90%54.59%4.7% David Abdulah28000.0%0.0%7902,6081,8180.22%0.70%0.5% Louis Lee Sing12n/a0n/an/a0.0%n/an/a1,349 n/an/a0.36%n/a Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan8000.0%0.0%1,8038999040.50%0.24%0.3% Garvin Nicholas4n/a0n/an/a0.0%n/an/a403n/an/a0.11%n/a Ursus Daniel1n/a0n/an/a0.0%n/an/a11n/an/a0.00%n/a N/A8000.0%0.0%1,0715215500.30%0.86%0.6% Total3391371392100%100% 362,254373,43711,183100%100%Electorate: 1,079,976 Total votes: 373,437 Turnout: 34.71%

See also 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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