Local Government Election Results
Declared Seats
| Party | Seats | |
| JLP | 
|
131 |
| NDM | 
|
0 |
| PNP | 
|
97 |
| IND | 
|
0 |
| JAM | 
|
0 |
| MGPPP | 
|
0 |
| INDX | 
|
0 |
| INDB | 
|
0 |
| INDH | 
|
0 |
| INDS | 
|
0 |
| INDT | 
|
0 |
| INDL | 
|
0 |
| INDF | 
|
0 |
Overall Votes
| Party | Party Votes |
| Jamaica Labour Party | 287,783 |
| National Democractic Movement | 0 |
| Peoples National Party | 258,256 |
| Independents | 0 |
| Jamaica Alliance Movement | 8 |
| Marcus Garvey People's Political Party | 41 |
| Independent X | 13 |
| Independent B | 457 |
| Independent H | 2,681 |
| Independent S | 312 |
| Independent T | 58 |
| Independent L | 175 |
| Independent F | 228 |
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Result Summary
| Total Summary/Party | 2016 | 2012 | ||||
| Parish | JLP | PNP | Other | JLP | PNP | Other |
| Kingston | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Andrew | 18 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 0 |
| St. Catherine | 18 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| St. Thomas | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Portland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| St. Mary | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| St. Ann | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Trelawny | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| St. James | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Hanover | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Clarendon | 11 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| Manchester | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| St. Elizabeth | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Westmoreland | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Portmore | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| KSAC | 21 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 0 |
| Portmore Mayoral Race | |||
| Candidate | Votes | Votes | Voter% |
| Leon Thomas | PNP | 12,939 | 53.64% |
| Keith Blake | JLP | 11,182 | 46.36% |
| Total Votes: 24,121 Counted Boxes: 332 of 332 | |||
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