Hubert Benjamin Hughes (15 October 1933 – 7 May 2021) was an Anguillan politician.

[2] Hughes was the only independent elected to parliament in the 1976 Anguillian general election, while the other seats were won by the People's Progressive Party (PPP).

He later supported a motion of no confidence against Ronald Webster, which succeeded as he was joined by several members of the PPP.

[3] He had stated his intention to lead the island to separation from the United Kingdom.

This is despite the fact that European Union assistance funds, and visa-free entry to the US, Canada, EU and islands in the French and Dutch Caribbean such as Saint Martin would stop.