A 19-year-old independent candidate beat the PPP/C and the group 8th of May Movement, in the First-Past-The-Post component of the recently held Local Government Elections (LGE) and having gained a seat on the Beterverwagting/Triumph Neighbourhood Democratic Council, plans to push for a research centre for the area.
Jimmaul Bagot of Ogle Street, Beterverwagting competed against Seeraj Singh of the PPP/C and Zachary Glasgow of the 8th of May Movement and was able to garner 117 votes compared to 111 for Glasgow and 94 for Singh. A third year Electrical Engineering student at the University of Guyana, Bagot told Stabroek News yesterday he was elated that his fellow residents and other members of the community placed their trust in him and voted for him. The 8th of May Movement won the majority of the seats on the council.
“Basically the APNU+AFC didn’t run and it was just the PPP and the 8th of May Movement and well,
