Regarded by many as an ‘OBA safe seat,’ the OBA or UBP have won the seat in all 5 General Elections since the one seat system in 2003. The seat is currently held by Cole Simons who has won the past five elections, three as an OBA MP and two as a UBP MP. In the 2020 General Election, Mr Simons was one of 6 OBA MPs to win a seat.
2023 Update | Mr Simons has resigned and a bye-election will be held on October 5th, with the OBA’s Ben Smith matching up against the PLP’s Mischa Fubler. You can view coverage of that here on the main Bernews website.
- 2020 Winner – Cole Simons [OBA]
- PLP’s 2020 Candidate – Owen Darrell
- OBA’s 2020 Candidate – Cole Simons
- FDM’s 2020 Candidate – No FDM candidate
The Constituency Boundaries Report [PDF] states: “Constituency #8 Smith’s South shall be all that land contained within a line drawn from the junction of Verdmont Road with Middle Road; thence North-East along the centreline of Middle Road to the junction with North Shore Road; thence North-West along the centreline of North Shore Road to the junction of the coastline with Flatts Bridge; thence continuing East along the coastline of Harrington Sound and following the coastline to a point on the coastline North of the junction of Harrington Sound Road with Harrington Hundreds Road; thence South to the junction of Harrington Sound Road with Harrington Hundreds Road; thence South along the centreline of Harrington Hundreds Road to the junction with Knapton Hill; thence North-East along the centreline of Knapton Hill to a point on Knapton Hill at the Western boundary of the Winterhaven Nature Reserve; thence South-East along the Western boundary of the Winterhaven Nature Reserve to a point on South Road; thence South-West along the centreline of South Road to the junction with Watch Hill Road; thence South-East to a point on the coastline; thence continuing South-West along the coastline and following the coastline to a point on the coastline at the Western boundary of Spittal Pond Nature Reserve; thence North along the Western boundary of Spittal Pond Nature Reserve to the junction of with South Road; thence South-West along the centreline of South Road to the junction with St. Mark’s Road; thence North-West along the centreline of St. Mark’s Road to the junction with Verdmont Road; thence North along the centreline of Verdmont Road to the junction with Middle Road.”
