Editing Antigua and Barbuda (section)

=== Administrative divisions ===
[[File:Barbuda Council Millenium Administration Building.jpg|thumb|The headquarters of the [[Secretary of the Barbuda Council]] in [[Codrington, Barbuda|Codrington]]]]
[[File:Antiguan and Barbudan parish capitals map.svg|thumb|Parish and dependency capitals]]
Antigua and Barbuda is composed of [[Parishes and dependencies of Antigua and Barbuda|six parishes and two dependencies]]. [[Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda|Saint John]] is the most populous parish, home to well over half of Antigua and Barbuda's population.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=October 2020 |title=Antigua and Barbuda 2018 Labour Force Survey Report |url=https://statistics.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2018-Antigua-and-Barbuda-LFS-Report.pdf |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=Antigua & Barbuda Statistics Division (statistics.gov.ag) |quote=Table 6.2.1}}</ref> During colonial times, the parishes were governed by parish vestries, however, the parishes now lack any sort of government.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ib5FAAAAcAAJ&q=parish&pg=PA245 |title=The Laws of the Island of Antigua: Consisting of the Acts of the Leeward Islands, Commencing 8. Novem. 1690 Ending 21. April 1798, and the Acts of Antigua Commencing 10. April 1668, Ending 7. May 1804 : with Prefixed to Each Volume, Analytical Tables of the Titles of the Acts, and at the End of the Whole, a Copious Digested Index |date=1805 |publisher=Bagster |language=en}}</ref> Since the 2023 general elections, various proposals have been made to establish parish councils, however, as of January 2025, none have been established.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manifesto |url=https://asotmichael.com/manifesto/ |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Asot A Michael |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Policy Highlight: Parish Councils |url=https://dnaab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/RACK-CARDS-PARISH-WEB.pdf}}</ref> The dependency of Redonda is part of the parish of Saint John under the [[Redonda Annexation Act]], in Magistrates' District "A".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Redonda Annexation Act |url=https://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-373.pdf}}</ref>
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* Parishes
*# [[Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda|Saint George]]
*# [[Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda|Saint John]]
*# [[Saint Mary, Antigua and Barbuda|Saint Mary]]
*# [[Saint Paul, Antigua and Barbuda|Saint Paul]]
*# [[Saint Peter, Antigua and Barbuda|Saint Peter]]
*# [[Saint Philip, Antigua and Barbuda|Saint Philip]]
* Dependencies
*# [[Barbuda]]
*# [[Redonda]]
| style="width:400px;" |{{Map of Antigua and Barbuda}}
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[[Local government in Antigua and Barbuda]] is completely inactive, except for the [[Barbuda Council]] which is enshrined in the Constitution.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |title=Voice, Participation and Governance: The Case of the Eastern Caribbean |url=http://web.worldbank.org/archive/website00951/WEB/OTHER/CC47E0-5.HTM?OpenDocument&ExpandSection=4 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=web.worldbank.org}}</ref> Antigua historically had a system of [[Village councils (Antigua and Barbuda)|village councils]] in the 1940s (although the legislation was never repealed), however, the [[Gaston Browne]] administration has expressed opposition to all forms of local governance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=jennelsa.johnson |date=2020-03-12 |title=The political Neanderthal |url=https://antiguaobserver.com/the-political-neanderthal/ |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=Antigua Observer Newspaper |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-04 |title=Hurst Says Request For Barbuda To Separate Is "Nonsense Talk" |url=https://antiguanewsroom.com/hurst-says-request-for-barbuda-to-separate-is-nonsense-talk/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Antigua News Room |language=en-US}}</ref> St. John's also historically had a city council during the late 1800s and early 1900s,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Public Health Act |url=http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-353.pdf}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite news |last=Abbott |first=W.J. |date=13 August 1914 |title=At a meeting of the Saint John's City Commissioners held at their office in Church Lane on Thursday the 16th day of July, 1914. |url=https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/07/68/63/01698/1914081301.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624225144/https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/07/68/63/01698/1914081301.pdf |archive-date=24 June 2024 |access-date=24 June 2024 |work=[[The Leeward Islands Gazette]] |pages=272–273}}</ref> however the St. John's Development Corporation has since consumed most of its functions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. John's Development Corporation Act |url=https://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-392.pdf}}</ref>