▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Local ▁Government ▁E lections , ▁the ▁party ▁won ▁eight ▁of ▁the ▁four teen ▁municipal ▁corpor ations ▁( K ing ston ▁& ▁St . ▁Andrew , ▁Clar end on , ▁St . ▁Elizabeth , ▁St . ▁James , ▁Tre la wn y , ▁St . ▁Ann , ▁St . ▁Mary ▁and ▁Port land ). ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁ 5 - 5 ▁tie ▁in ▁the ▁St . ▁Thomas ▁Municipal ▁Corporation ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁J LP ▁winning ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁in ▁St . ▁Thomas , ▁the ▁J LP ▁gets ▁control ▁and ▁therefore ▁the ▁mayor ship ▁and ▁the ▁P NP ▁gets ▁the ▁deput y ▁mayor ship . ▁ ▁The ▁J LP ▁uses ▁the ▁Liber ty ▁Bell , ▁the ▁victory ▁sign , ▁and ▁the ▁colour ▁green ▁as ▁elect oral ▁symbols . ▁ ▁The ▁J LP ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Dem ocrat ▁Union . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁party ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁by ▁Alexander ▁B ust am ante ▁as ▁the ▁political ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁B ust am ante ▁Indust rial ▁Trade ▁Union . ▁B ust am ante ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁P NP . ▁ ▁It ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁general ▁elections ▁with ▁ 2 2 ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 2 ▁seats . ▁It ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁elections ▁with ▁a ▁reduced ▁majority , ▁before ▁losing ▁power ▁to ▁the ▁P NP ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁elections