Defeated Sinn Féin candidate Gerry Kelly says the party "has increased our mandate before, during and after this election".

"We will undoubtedly be going into further negotiations against Tory cuts and I hope we have the support not only of Sinn Féin voters but of all, especially of working class people."

Gareth Gordon
BBC News NI Political Correspondent

906 votes is Alasdair McDonnell's majority in Belfast South. Jonathan Bell second on 8.654 compared to 9,560 - DUP will rue the 1,900 votes for UKIP.

Chris Buckler
BBC Ireland Correspondent

A warm embrace between Robinsons - Peter congratulates Gavin in regaining the seat he once held.

Chris Thornton
BBC News NI

The deputy returning officer shares figures with the parties in South Down.

The outcome is expected in less than an hour.

Maggie Taggart

Lower turnout in South Down - 57.16%. Margaret Ritchie has arrived and the party is confident she's won comfortably.

Alasdair McDonnell, SDLP - 9,560

Jonathan Bell, DUP - 8,654

Rodney McCune, UUP - 3,549

Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, Sinn Féin - 5,402

Paula Bradshaw, Alliance Party - 6,711

Clare Bailey, Green Party - 2,238

Bob Stoker, UKIP - 1,900

Ben Manton, Conservative Party - 582

Lily Kerr, Workers Party - 361

Alasdair McDonnell is elected in Belfast South.

Catherine Smyth
BBC News NI

Keeping an eye on the count in Mid Ulster, where we are hearing there may be a result in under an hour.

"We have exposed the sectarianism of Sinn Féin," says Nigel Dodds in his victory speech, to cheers at the Kings Hall. He says it was a "nasty" campaign but that the result proves a strong unionist majority.

Gerry Kelly begins his by thanking Mr Dodds for his "very gracious speech".

Nigel Dodds describes the election campaign in North Belfast as "one of the nastiest ones" he's been involved in.

"As far as the national picture is concerned, the DUP goes into Westminster on a position of strength," he said.

Tom Elliott of the UUP has arrived at the count centre in Omagh.

"They're only opening the boxes and I think they're moving pretty quickly compared to some of the counts," he told Mark Carruthers.

"I don't think I'd predict anything at this stage, it's going to be extremely tight. It was a very long and hard fought campaign. I honestly couldn't call it at this stage."

Alliance party leader David Ford: "It's clearly disappointing that Naomi Long will no longer be representing East Belfast."

He admits that it was the unionist pact that led to Alliance's defeat in the east: "Four or five parties formed a pact against us and they couldn't manage 50% in the most unionist constituency in Northern Ireland, as they describe it. But she left with her head up."

Chris Buckler
BBC Ireland Correspondent

DUP celebrations as Nigel Dodds retains Belfast North. Now the party's deputy leader will be thinking about deals.

The People Before Profit candidate in Belfast West, Gerry Carroll tweets: Nearly 7000 votes, a historic result. Socialism is back in this city. West Belfast is rising. This is only the beginning.

Nigel Dodds, DUP - 19,096

Gerry Kelly, Sinn Féin - 13,770

Alban Maginness, SDLP - 3,338

Jason O'Neill, Alliance Party - 2,941

Gemma Weir, Workers Party - 919

Fra Hughes, Independent - 529

DUP's Nigel Dodds is elected in Belfast North.

We're hearing the result is imminent, expected in five minutes.