North Antrimpublished at 01:16 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Natalie Lindo
Crowd erupts as Ian Paisley enters the hall. His team in no doubt about the size of victory.
Summary
Alliance Party's Naomi Long loses East Belfast seat to DUP's Gavin Robinson
Sinn Féin’s Michelle Gildernew loses Fermanagh and South Tyrone seat to UUP’s Tom Elliott
DUP's Willie McCrea loses South Antrim seat to UUP's Danny Kinahan
Final results: DUP: 8 (-) Sinn Féin: 4 (-1) SDLP: 3 UUP: 2 (+2) Ind: 1 Alliance: 0 (-1)
North Antrimpublished at 01:16 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Foylepublished at 01:15 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Keiron Tourish
BBC News NISDLP sources are telling the BBC that Mark Durkan picked up votes in unionist areas but can't quantify the exact extent of that.
Lagan Valleypublished at 01:14 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Maggie Taggart
15 minutes until Lagan Valley result. DUP super confident.
South Antrimpublished at 01:13 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
UUP sources are telling our colleagues on BBC Radio Ulster that Danny Kinahan is ahead of his DUP rival Willie McCrea in the count so far by 1.5%.
That's an increase of half-a-percent on the last reported figure.
Upper Bannpublished at 01:12 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Gordon Adair
BBC News NISDLP's Dolores Kelly accepts that her party has effectively been "squeezed out" in Upper Bann.
Foylepublished at 01:11 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan says he's confident that his namesake, Mark Durkan has retained his seat for Foyle.
West Tyronepublished at 01:08 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Julian Fowler
BBC News NIWill West Tyrone be the first to declare? Journalists gather to hear turnout with result due soon after.
Campaign highlightspublished at 01:08 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Over the last few weeks, there've been plenty of talking points, a fair share of unexpected controversy and some lighter moments as well.
Chris Page has been looking back at the story of the election campaign.
Strangfordpublished at 01:05 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Anna-Marie McFaul
BBC News
The DUP's Jim Shannon arrives at the Strangford count at the Aurora centre in Bangor.
Belfast Eastpublished at 01:04 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Neil Wilson, the Conservative candidate for Belfast East, is brimming with optimism.
"It's looking like there's a massively split vote between the Alliance and the DUP, with myself possibly coming third in that," he tells BBC Radio Ulster.
"We in the Conservative Party in Northern Ireland do not favour any pact with the DUP. The Liberal Democrats have to be the first option."
Belfast Eastpublished at 01:03 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Conor Macauley
BBC News NILooking at Belfast East vote bundles - it looks like Alliance 10,000 and DUP 9,000 - hard to see exactly but it's close. About 02:30 for declaration.
North Antrimpublished at 01:03 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Natalie Lindo
BBC NewsThe turnout is in and it's 55% - there were 42,116 votes cast out of an eligible 79,876.
Lagan Valley; South Downpublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Things are frantic in the newsroom and they're heating up at counts across Northern Ireland.
But in Lisburn, things are so relaxed that Maggie Taggart and the BBC team could all make use of the swimming pool.
If only there were any water in it.
More Belfast count timespublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Mark Simpson
BBC News NIThe times are looking like this: West Belfast, I'm being told around 1:15am, South Belfast 1:45am.
West Tyronepublished at 00:58 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Julian Fowler
BBC NewsWest Tyrone result in 15 minutes.
Turnout stats in five minutes
North Antrimpublished at 00:57 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Catherine Smyth
BBC News
DUP Minister Mervyn Storey awaits the arrival of Ian Paisley at the Ballymena count - he's expected in about ten minutes.
North Antrimpublished at 00:56 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Natalie Lindo
BBC NewsNorth Antrim could be called within the next ten minutes.
South Downpublished at 00:55 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Maggie Taggart
BBC News
Sinn Fein hopeful Chris Hazzard's large team waits its turn. As soon as Lagan Valley is declared, counting will start on South Down.
West Tyrone; Fermanagh/South Tyronepublished at 00:54 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Sharon Bradford
BBC News
With broadcasting kit tucked away where it's usually out of sight, Julian Fowler and Louise Cullen. watch things get under way at the count in Omagh leisure centre.
Upper Bannpublished at 00:52 British Summer Time 8 May 2015
Gordon Adair
BBC News NIAsk 20 bods with clipboards here and you'll get 20 different takes on the battle between David Simpson and Jo-Anne Dobson.
Most finish with "too close to call".