[1] The result was a victory for the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), which won all seven seats in the Legislative Council, whilst the Montserrat Labour Party (MLP), which had won every election since the introduction of universal suffrage in 1951, lost all four of its seats.
[1] Universal suffrage was introduced in Montserrat in 1951,[2] and the first elections under it were held the following year, with the MLP winning all five seats.
Party leader William Henry Bramble became Chief Minister in 1960 when the new constitution introduced the ministerial system of government.
[6] However, he subsequently broke away to form the PDP as a result of controversy over the number of holiday and retirement homes being built on the island.
[5] Following the elections, Percival Austin Bramble formed a government, including the appointment of John Osborne as Minister of Agriculture.