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  1. Strangfordpublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    DUP's SImon Hamilton nearly there

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  2. Foylepublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Eamon McCann looking relaxed

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  3. People Before Profit top West Belfast countpublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Gerry Carroll celebrates after topping poll in West Belfast

  4. Jim Wells 'furious' at count centre decisionpublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    DUP's Jim Wells says he is "furious" that his wife was refused entry to the count centre.

  5. South Down/Lagan Valleypublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    'And we're still waiting'

    It's just too long a wait for everyone at the count in Lisburn, says BBC News NI's Julian O'Neill.

    Julian O'Neill

    So far, we have just one MLA elected in South Down and one in Lagan Valley. Jonathan Craig of the DUP could potentially lose out.

  6. South Downpublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Constituency age 

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  7. South Antrimpublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Constituency age

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  8. New Irish cabinet announcedpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    While we're busy with an election, in the Republic a new cabinet has just been announced following weeks of negotiation after the general election.

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    Among the appointments are Frances Fitzgerald as tanaiste, Michael Noonan as finance minister and independent TD Shane Ross as the transport minister.   

  9. South Antrimpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Cameron 'delighted to have come second'

    DUP's Pam Cameron says she was absolutely delighted to "have come second when I came sixth in 2011". She said hopefully transfers "will come the right way and we will have a third DUP candidate elected".

  10. Foylepublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Taking no chances...

  11. Upper Bannpublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Sydney Anderson elected

    BBC News NI's Conor Macauley says that Carla Lockhart's transfers brings in her DUP running mate Sydney Anderson. He is elected to the NI Assembly.

  12. West Tyronepublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Counting goes on...

    While results continue to come in elsewhere, it's still quiet in West Tyrone...

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  13. West Belfastpublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Rosie McCorley excluded

    No Sinn Féin 'high five' in West Belfast.

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  14. Fermanagh and South Tyronepublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

      Constituency age  

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  15. South Antrimpublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    A hug from Sammy Wilson

    Pam Cameron, who has been elected in the fifth count, gets congratulated by East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson.

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  16. East Londonderrypublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

      Constituency age  

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  17. Upper Bannpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Lockhart will represent voters to 'best of her ability'

    DUP's Carla Lockhart says she is a "capable young woman who will represent Upper Bann to the best of my ability". She was elected on the first count. 

  18. Belfast Westpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Constituency age

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  19. South Antrimpublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Good day for Pam Cameron

    Pam Cameron is all smiles after being returned in South Antrim. She first won a seat there in 2011. 

    Pam Cameron
  20. East Londonderrypublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    DUP's George Robinson elected

    George Robinson is the second person elected in East Londonderry, the first was his party colleague Maurice Bradley. 

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