Tanyalee Williams Crosses From JLP to PNP, Shifting Clarendon Council Majority

The minority caucus in the Clarendon Municipal Corporation says it will file a no-confidence motion against Mayor Joel Williams and deputy Clive Mundle after Thursday’s meeting ended in chaos. If the People’s National Party takes control, it says it will tighten building-permit enforcement, address water shortages in 14 divisions and repair ties with local MPs.

Clarendon councillor Tanyalee Williams has resigned from the Jamaica Labour Party after a bitter dispute with Clarendon Central MP Delroy Williams, saying she could no longer support the party’s direction or the constituency leadership. Her defection shifts control of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation, giving the opposition People’s National Party a 12-10 majority and ending an 11-11 deadlock.

The Jamaica Labour Party says Councillor Tanya-Lee Williams has not formally resigned, even after she announced plans to leave for the People’s National Party. The JLP has started expulsion procedures after her attempted floor-crossing at Thursday’s Clarendon Municipal Corporation meeting was ruled out of order, forcing the sitting to adjourn.

Councillor Tanyalee Williams has crossed from the Jamaica Labour Party to the People’s National Party, giving the PNP a 12–10 majority in the Clarendon Municipal Corporation. The move breaks an 11–11 deadlock and strengthens the PNP’s bid to control the body’s leadership after recent defections and a by-election shifted the balance of power.

The PNP now holds a 12-10 majority in the Clarendon Municipal Corporation after JLP councillor Tanyalee Williams crossed the floor from May Pen North. Her move ends the 11-11 deadlock and strengthens the Opposition’s control over leadership and key decisions in the 22-member body.

Jamaica Labour Party Councillor Tanya-Lee Williams has crossed the floor to the People’s National Party, giving the PNP a 12–10 majority in the 22-member Clarendon Municipal Corporation. The switch breaks an 11–11 deadlock and could shift control of the body’s leadership and decision-making.