The Western Provincial Council (WPC) elections that concluded yesterday recorded a low voter turnout and a minimum number of incidents.

Election monitors said an average of 55-60% turned out to vote in all three districts in the province.

People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) Executive Director, Rohana Hettiarachchi told The Sunday Leader that Colombo recorded the lowest (53%) voter turnout. "Around 60% voted in Gampaha and Kalutara. There were very few minor incidents," Hettiarachchi said.

Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) spokesperson, Keerthi Tennekoon meanwhile said that the damage was done before the elections.

"The reason why there were few incidents of violence reported on polling day is that all the major incidents had been done during the pre-election period," he said.

He said this was the worst election since the Eastern Provincial Council polls last year.