The UDP held their convention to select candidates in Belize City on October 23, 2005, with winner Zenaida Moya[1] doubling up her three male competitors, Bernard Watler, Rudolph "Sir Andie" Anderson, and Ernesto Torres in the mayoral race, and a field of 22 councilor candidates being narrowed to ten, those ten being: Laura Esquivel, Hyacinth Latchman, Leila Peyrefitte, Anthony Michael, Phillip Willoughby, Dean Samuels, Mark King, Calvert Quilter, Gilroy Middleton, and Wayne Usher.
(Channel 5, October 24) Moya possessed a strong resume and support from various sectors of society which pushed her over the top.
(Channel 5, December 12) Another incident came on February 10, when Dangriga mayoral nominee Frank Mena was injured[3] in a freak accident and confined to his hospital bed through election day.
Sitting councillor Marshall Nunez was elevated to Mayoral aspirant and joined by three other sitting councillors and seven new ones as follows: Marshall Nunez (Mayor), Eloisa Trujeque, Jacqueline Welch, Yasmin Shoman, Anthony Mahler, Keith Acosta, Sharrett Yearwood, Oscar Rosado, Albert Vaughan, Shanine Campbell, and Carolyn Trench-Sandiford.
News 5 reported on February 13[5] that a house on Sarstoon Street collapsed while the owner was visited by the PUP 11, their campaign team and even Prime Minister Said Musa.
Leslie met repeatedly with media houses and political parties to make plans for the conduct of the elections and assure that voting rights would not be violated.
Election related stories topped all local newscasts from the announcement of the UDP Belize City 11 in October until practically the last vote had been counted, and even after that.
UDP commercials typically featured poor conditions, frustrated City residents and smug PUP officials, accompanied by songs of protest, most notably Tanya Stephens' "Turn the Other Cheek".
The Jamaican artist made an appearance in Belize in February for a concert and was interviewed on WAVE Radio but did not expressly support the UDP.
The PUP, for their part, claimed Moya and her crew were political unknowns, not ready for the responsibilities of city management.
Commercials and advertisements by both parties frequently took up TV time in the evenings and could be recognised by the preceding and ending phrase: "The following/preceding is/was a paid political announcement."
Official organ of the PUP, The Belize Times, even printed a rumour that UDP Leader Dean Barrow had resigned-one day before elections.
In the Amandala of Sunday, March 5, 2006, publisher Evan X Hyde claimed the Punta Gorda result showed the maturity of Belizean voters in selecting a bipartisan council.
[10] Author Stephen Okeke has recently published the book The Psychology of Belize Politics, which attempts to explain the mechanics behind the UDP's victory at the polls.