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                                                                    Exhibit 31.1


I, David G. Powers, certify, that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of United Community
      Bankshares of Florida, Inc.

2     Based on my knowledge, the quarterly report does not contain any untrue
      statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
      make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
      statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
      this quarterly report.

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
      information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
      material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
      flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
      quarterly report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
      defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15) for the registrant and
      we have:

      a.    designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
            disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
            supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
            registrant, including our consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
            to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
            period in which this quarterly report is being prepared.

      b.    evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
            and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
            the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of
            the end of the period covered by this report based on such
            evaluation; and

      c.    disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
            control over financial reporting that occurred during the
            registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially
            affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
            registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

5.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
      our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
      committee or registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
      equivalent function):

      a.    all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of the
            internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably
            likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record,
            process, summarize and report financial information; and

      b.    any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
            other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
            internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably
            likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record,
            process, summarize and report financial information.

Date: August 12, 2003                By: /s/ David G. Powers
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                                          David G. Powers
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer