The date of the general elections was announced by Prime Minister Patrick Manning on April 16, 2010, via a press release.

[2] With preliminary results showing the People's Partnership coalition likely to win a majority of 29 out of a possible 41 seats, Patrick Manning conceded defeat on election night.

was the name of a political campaign orchestrated by Cambridge Analytica for the United National Congress during the election in order to convince youth members of the Afro-Trinidadians and Tobagonians to not vote.

[11][12] Warner made the claims in a paid national television political broadcast, saying that his life was in danger, that he had given the documents to lawyers, and, "I will no longer keep secrets for them who actively seek to destroy the country.

"[11][12] The election was won by the People's Partnership coalition, causing Kamla Persad-Bissessar of the UNC to be the country's first female prime minister.

[13] Persad-Bissessar's coalition won 29 of 41 seats, causing incumbent Prime Minister Patrick Manning to concede defeat.