The release of Official Results in the Local Government elections is still to come.
This, as official recounts are underway in 14 of the 141 Electoral Districts after the Local Government Elections on Monday.
The United National Congress has requested recounts in Arima North East, Arima West/O’Meara, Auzonville/Tunapuna, Bagatelle/Blue Basin, Blanchisseuse/Santa Rosa, Cocoyea/Tarouba, Five Rivers, Lengua/Indian Walk, Maracas/Santa Margarita, Mayaro North, Sangre Grande North East, and San Juan East.
The People’s National Movement is seeking recounts in Marabella West and Marabella South/Vistabella.
All recounts were scheduled to begin at 3pm today.
The preliminary results show the PNM and the UNC each won 7 of the 14 Regional Corporations.
The EBC says the voter turnout was 30.34%. The total votes cast were 331,300 with 996 rejected ballots.
According to the preliminary results, the PNM received a total of 130,868 votes while the UNC received a total of 173,961 votes.