Local Government of Saint Lucia

Ministry: Social Transformation, Local Government and Community Empowerment

Local government is provided for by the Local Government Ordinance 1947 and the Castries Corporation Act 1967, and reference is made to it in the constitution. The Ministry of Social Transformation, Local Government and Community Empowerment is responsible for and nominates local government, which comprises one city council (Castries) and 13 ‘quarter’ councils. The 13 quarters comprise three towns, six villages and four districts. There are no local elections; they were suspended in 1979. The councils do not have revenue-raising powers.