Anguilla used to be a part of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, which hindered the formation of parties on the island.
The Anguilla (Constitution) Order of 1976 firmly laid "the foundations for the development of party politics".
[1] The first party to formally take part in elections was the People's Progressive Party led by Ronald Webster, which won 6 out of 7 seats at the 1976 Anguillian general election.
The latter two broke off from the PPP, which ceased to exist, and contested the 1980 Anguillian general election.
[3] Due to holding elections under forms of first-past-the-post, Anguilla has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with it being extremely difficult for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.