1975 Nevis Local Council election
8 December 1975
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An election for the Nevis Local Council was scheduled for 8 December 1975, but saw no polling take place due to every candidate being returned unopposed and therefore elected without ballot. The election saw all nine seats be filled by members of the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP).
Background
In the previous local election in 1971, the NRP had won a majority with six seats on the Nevis Local Council, while the United National Movement won two, and a seat was won by an independent.[1][2] In November 1975, the NRP confirmed they had a full slate of candidates for all nine seats ready for the upcoming local election, with the date of the election for Nevis' council confirmed for 8 December 1975.[3]
Just a week before the local election, a general election for the Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla legislature took place, with the NRP winning both Nevisian seats in a landslide after having campaigned for secession from Saint Kitts and more powers for Nevis’ council.[2] The NRP were the only party to nominate candidates for the local election.[4][2]
Election result
Result by ward
| Ward | Party | Member [5] | votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NRP | Eustace Nisbett | Unopposed |
| 2 | NRP | Maude Cross | Unopposed |
| 3 | NRP | William Challenger | Unopposed |
| 4 | NRP | James Liburd | Unopposed |
| 5 | NRP | Simeon Daniel | Unopposed |
| 6 | NRP | James Brookes | Unopposed |
| 7 | NRP | Eustace Hanley | Unopposed |
| 8 | NRP | Uhral Swanston | Unopposed |
| 9 | NRP | Edgar Roper | Unopposed |
Due to every NRP candidate being returned unopposed, no polling took place for the election as the nominated candidates were declared elected without ballot.[4][2]
Aftermath
Simeon Daniel continued to serve as Chairman of the Local Council,[6] and Daniel and the NRP-led Local Council maintained calls for Nevisian secession from Saint Kitts and further powers for Nevis including its own Legislative Council.[7][2]
References
- ^ "Nevis Reformation Party wins 6 seats". St Croix Avis. 18 December 1971. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via Digital Library of the Caribbean.
- ^ a b c d e Midgett, Douglas (1 January 2004). "Pepper and bones: the secessionist impulse in Nevis". New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids. Retrieved 20 February 2026 – via brill.com.
- ^ "NRP unveils its plan for Nevis". Kingston Gleaner. 13 November 1975. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- ^ a b "From the supervisor of elections". Saint Kitts and Nevis Observer. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- ^ "Village Elections W1-9 (1975)". Election Office of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Retrieved 20 February 2026 – via Facebook.
- ^ "The Right Excellent Dr Simeon Daniel". Nevis Pages. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "Sees Nevis Gainer Seceding Saint Kitts". The Saint Croix Avis. 31 August 1976. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via Digital Library of the Caribbean.