[1] A concurrent referendum to determine whether or not to become a republic was initially planned but vote was postponed.

[4] On 11 September 2008 Hamilton Lashley MP, for St. Michael South-East announced he would cross the floor and no longer be a member of the Barbados Labour Party, but would instead become an independent.

His defection brought the BLP as Opposition down to nine seats for the remainder of the Parliamentary session.

DLP chairman David Thompson was sworn in as Prime Minister on 16 January.

[1] After David Thompson died in October 2010 a by-election was held in January 2011 to fill his vacant seat for St. John.