Breakdown Of Delta State LG Election Result Released By DSIEC
The Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC), on Sunday, January 7, announced the Saturday’s council election results.
According to the results announced by Mike Ogbodu, the chairman of Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC), Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won twenty-three (23) out of the twenty-five (25) local government areas where election took place in the state
Ogbodu said elections were postponed in Ethiope East and Ughelli North areas due to reports of violence which resulted in the burning of the DSIEC office in Ughelli, adding that election in the two council areas will be held on Tuesday, January 9.
“Following the completion of collation and counting of results from the chairmanship and councillorship elections held last Saturday across the state, I wish to announce that the PDP won the chairmanship elections in 23 local government areas,” he said.
“Election in Ethiope East and Ughelli North were postponed due to reports of hostility that were deemed not suitable for the conduct of elections.
“However, the Commission wishes to announce that chairmanship and councillorship elections in the two local councils will now hold on Tuesday, January 9, 2018”, Ogbodu said.
The DSIEC Chairman said PDP also won 424 councillorship seats across the state, adding that 59 councillorship candidates of the PDP were returned unopposed.
Ogbodu said councillorship elections could also not hold in Ward 2 and Ward 4 in Oshimili North local government area because of a court order restraining the conduct of elections there.
The DSIEC Chairman said the main opposition party in the state, the All Progressives Congress (APC) won one councillorship seat in Ward 2, Aniocha North local government area.
Breakdown Of Delta State LG Election Result
Oshimili North
APC 7,229
PDP 47,306
Oshimili South
APC 1,898
PDP 46,183
Udu
APC 5,491
PDP 62,668
Ukwuani
APC 5,611
PDP 32,858
Ughelli South
APC 2,878
PDP 46,941
Isoko South
APC 4,372
PDP 79,784
Warri North
APC 6,221
PDP 48,076
Uvwie
APC 593
PDP 103,308
Warri South West
APC 1,751
PDP 107,973
Ika North East
APC 2,839
PDP 71,124
Burutu
APC 2,791
PDP 83,897
Bomadi
APC 1,079
PDP 74,857
Okpe
APC 5,440
PDP 67,525
Ndokwa East
APC 126
PDP 44,195
Isoko North
APC 5,394
PDP 78,952
Bomadi
APC 1,079
PDP 74,857
Aniocha South
APC 11,250
PDP 26,943
Aniocha North
ADC 9
ADP 15
APC 2,798
KOWA 1
MPP 4
PDP 25,272
Ndokwa West
APC 2,107
PDP 66,921
Ethiope West
APC 4, 403
PDP 46,307
Patani
APC 277
PDP 35,752
Sapele
APC 4,533
PDP 77,901.
