Northern Ireland Assembly election results

Summary

DUP marginally largest party by one seat
Sinn Féin has increased its vote, taking 27 seats
Biggest casualty is UUP leader Mike Nesbitt who announces resignation
Turnout is the highest in assembly poll since the vote which followed the 1998 Good Friday Agreement
Overall turnout is 64.8% - up from 54.9% last year

Live Reporting

Simon Hamilton going live in three, two...published at 14:45 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Strangford
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Gerry Kelly tops poll, but no quota yetpublished at 14:44 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Belfast North
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No luck for anyone in North Belfast, yetpublished at 14:42 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Belfast North
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UPDATE: Twelve seats declared, 78 to gopublished at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
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Keith Buchanan gets his seatpublished at 14:37 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Mid Ulster
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Naomi Long had votes to sparepublished at 14:35 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
East Belfast
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Paul Givan celebratespublished at 14:33 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Lagan Valley
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Michelle O'Neill elected in Mid Ulsterpublished at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Mid Ulster
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Two more MLAs electedpublished at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Newry and Armagh
Sinn Féin's Cathal Boylan and the DUP's William Irwin have been elected in Newry and Armagh.
Tom Elliott: 'UUP won't be the largest party'published at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
The Fermanagh-South Tyrone MP, Tom Elliott, says its unlikely the UUP will emerge as the largest party.
Mr Elliott described the election as a "diversion".
Well known UUP figure strugglingpublished at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Newry and Armagh
Our reporter Conor Macauley says early indications are that the UUP MLA, Danny Kennedy could struggle to be re-elected in Newry and Armagh.
Mr Kennedy has held his assembly seat since 1998.
Alliance leader Naomi Long electedpublished at 14:26 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Belfast East
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Chris Stalford polls ahead of Emma Little Pengellypublished at 14:25 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Belfast South
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Fancy playing along? ;)published at 14:23 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
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Turnout up in South, and East Antrimpublished at 14:21 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
The turnout in the South Antrim constituency was 62.4%, up from 51% last year. The turnout in East Antrim was 60.1%, up 10% from the last election.
Are you well?published at 14:20 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
North Antrim
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Candidates make their way to the stagepublished at 14:16 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Mid Ulster; North Antrim
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Donaldson: 'No one voted for the collapse of Stormont'published at 14:16 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
The DUP's Jeffery Donaldson says there's a lot of anger out there, but no one is voting for the collapse of Stormont.
The Lagan Valley MP says the public want the politicians "back in there sorting these issues out".
Ruane: 'This has obviously been a good election for Sinn Féin' published at 14:15 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
The former South Down MLA, Caitríona Ruane, says Sinn Féin are "doing well" and that "a lot of the women are doing very very well".
The former education minister also paid tribute to the former SDLP MLA, PJ Bradley, who was buried this morning.
Alliance and Green transfers 'vital'published at 14:15 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Upper Bann
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