The 2025 Village Council Elections officially concluded on Sunday, July 6, with the People’s United Party (PUP) emerging as the dominant political force across Belize’s rural communities.
According to results, the PUP secured a commanding 83.01% of all available seats, winning control in 158 of the 190 villages or communities that participated in the six-week-long electoral process. A total of 1,330 candidates were elected or endorsed, with 1,104 of them running under the PUP banner.
The main opposition, the United Democratic Party (UDP), secured 15 councils, while independent and third-party candidates won in 7.