2025 Ascension general election

A general election took place on Ascension Island on 3 July 2025^[1] to elect members to the Ascension Island Council.^[2][3]

Electoral system

The Island Council consists of either five or seven elected members, depending on the number of candidates. If there are eight or more candidates, seven members would be elected; if there were fewer than eight candidates, only five would be elected.

The five seats will be elected for three years terms by plurality-at-large voting.^[4] Voters are able to cast up to five votes.^[5]

Results

Candidate	Votes	%	Notes
Eugene Leroy Bennett	145	15.71	Elected
Thomas Tyson George Hickling	140	15.17	Elected
Laura Marie Shearer	130	14.08	Re-elected
Thomas Barnes	119	12.89	Elected
Michael Duncan Ross Ellick	116	12.57	Elected
Alan Herbert Nicholls	111	12.03	Re-elected
Ethan Duncan Bally	89	9.64	Elected
Andrew Barry Newsom	73	7.91
Total	923	100.00
Total votes	207	–
Registered voters/turnout	546	37.91
Source: Government of Ascension Island

References

1. "Eight Candidates Confirmed for Ascension Island Council Election". St Helena Online. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
2. "Certificate of General Election Results - 03 July 2025 on Ascension Island" (PDF). The Government of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. 7 July 2025.
3. "Newly-Elected Seven Member Island Council Sworn In" (Press release). Government of Ascension Island. July 9, 2025.
4. "Island Government (Ascension) Ordinance, 2008" (PDF). Ascension Island Constitution. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
5. "Island Council Election Results". Ascension Island Government. 21 October 2022. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.