Ebanks-Wilks takes first incumbent scalp

| 14/04/2021
Kathy Ebanks-Wilks and Bernie Bush celebrate their victories

(CNS): Katherine Ebanks-Wilks became the first challenger to take an incumbent scalp Wednesday night as election results came rolling in. The West Bay Central candidate ousted Captain Eugene Ebanks from the seat that he has held for 20 years and became the second woman in the district to break the once solid grip that McKeeva Bush and his allied candidates have had in the district.

Bernie Bush also kept his seat in West Bay North, running as an independent and keeping the challenger, Rolston Anglin, also allied with McKeeva Bush, at bay, giving the independents two MPs on the score board and an early lead.

Meanwhile, in North Side Jay Ebanks handily defeated the incumbent, Ezzard Miller, taking almost 55% of the vote despite a four-way race. Ebanks was running as an independent but received a last minute endorsement from the outgoing premier Alden McLaughlin on the eve of the election, pushing up the PPM-Alliance score.

But by 10pm Chris Saunders had retained his Bodden Town West seat in a landslide. Kenneth Bryan also had a convincing victory in George Town Central with what will probably be the largest majority in the country, which is likely to help ease the pain of his cracked ribs. Bryan told CNS today that he fell from a ladder while taking down his campaign posters last night but was pushing on through.

Meanwhile, Heather Bodden secured the Savannah seat for the Bodden Town Community Creates Country team, following Osbourne Bodden’s failure to oust Dwayne “John John” Seymour, who took a comfortable victory for the PPM-Alliance. However, Wayne Panton was on target for a comfortable victory in Newlands, remaining in position for a leadership bid in an independent coalition government should the independents hold on to their narrow lead.

Johann Moxam conceded George Town North before the full count when it was clear his race had not gone as well as he had hoped against the incumbent Joey Hew.

Both incumbents on Cayman Brac retained their seats. Moses Kirkconnell took 85% of the vote in CBW&LC While Elvis McKeever’s bid to oust Juliana O’Connor-Connolly failed to materialize, even in a high turn out for CBE.

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