KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Supreme Court today ruled in favour of Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor candidate for the Southborough Division, Lennox Hines, to reverse the change to the 2007 electoral boundaries in Portmore, St Catherine.

Former Minister of Local Government Noel Arscott in 2015, with the assistance of the Electoral Office of Jamaica and acting on the advice of then attorney general Patrick Atkinson, sought to and changed the boundaries of the Portmore Municipality to include areas of Spanish Town — Quarrie Hill, Lakes Pen and Grange Lane.

As a result of the court ruling, a number of people who were added to the municipality’s electoral list after the boundary change could now be ineligible to vote for mayor in Monday’s local government election.

Acting Mayor Leon Thomas of the People’s National Party (PNP) and former councillor for the Ensom City Division, Keith Blake, are vying for the municipality’s mayorship, the only one who is directly elected.

The other 13 mayors across the country are elected by the members of the party that commands the majority of each parish council.

More in tomorrow’s Daily Observer.

Kimone Francis