lowe was elected mayor of banjul on 12 may 2018, the first female to hold the position since the establishment of the city in 1816. the polls were the first mayoral election since the ouster of president yahya jammeh in december 2016. lowe defeated eight other candidates including incumbent abdoulie bah and another woman, lizzie eunson, a banker who ran as an independent. the independent electoral commission certified the result, describing the election as free, fair and transparent, despite low voter turnout. lowe received 2,836 votes to bah's 2,292 and eunson's 1,576. lowe said her top priorities included sanitation, municipal economy and public infrastructure. in remarks at her inauguration, she said despite her being a member of a political party, "banjul city council will never again be an extended wing of any political party."