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

Is the end nigh? (please)published at 00:03 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017
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Five go to Stormontpublished at 00:01 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017
North Belfast
Gary Middleton re-electedpublished at 23:59 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Foyle
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They're home and drypublished at 23:58 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Lagan Valley
Eamonn McCann loses his seatpublished at 23:57 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Foyle
It's a real cliffhangerpublished at 23:55 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
East Londonderry
The SDLP’s John Dallat is now in poll position to take the fifth seat in East Londonderry after a cliffhanger tug-of-war against Sinn Féin’s Cathal Ó hOisín, says the BBC's Gerry Bradley. After 15 and a half hours of counting at the Foyle Arena, Mr Dallat - who conceded defeat hours ago - has now overtaken Mr Ó hOisín by 87 votes.
Neither man has reached the quota but John Dallat is strong favourite to win the seat, with some observers calling him the Resurrection Man of the election. Maurice Bradley and George Robinson were elected for the DUP on the ninth count.
Six seats left, and it's not even midnightpublished at 23:53 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
NI Assembly election
Its shaping up to be the closest Assembly election in history. There's only six seats left to declare and we're hoping it won't be too long before it's over. (We're crossing everything, here)
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'Disaster for unionism'published at 23:47 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
The Newsletter's Sam McBride says the election was a very good one for the centre parties, an outstanding election for nationalism but a disaster for unionism.
Totting up those numberspublished at 23:42 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
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Better late than neverpublished at 23:42 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Lagan Valley
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Two more for the DUPpublished at 23:41 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
East Londonderry
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10 is the magic numberpublished at 23:40 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
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SDLP get last seat at expense of DUPpublished at 23:40 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Lagan Valley
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Now, now...published at 23:38 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Foyle
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It ain't over till it's overpublished at 23:37 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
It may look quiet from the outside, but there's still lots going on inside the Foyle Arena.
There are still four seats to be declared for East Londonderry, with Claire Sugden out on her own as the sole elected candidate. Meanwhile, we're still waiting to see who gets the final seat for the Foyle constituency.
Joanne Bunting is electedpublished at 23:36 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Belfast East
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It could be a close call...published at 23:35 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
East Londonderry
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Another set of MLAs declaredpublished at 23:34 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
West Tyrone
'Wee bit of disappointment'published at 23:33 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Foyle
The SDLP's Mark H. Durkan, re-elected in Foyle, is also celebrating his 39th birthday today. He says there's "a wee bit of disappointment" that the SDLP have been out-polled by Sinn Féin.
Mr Durkan said his party will have to learn from Sinn Féin's success.
The lights are outpublished at 23:32 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
North Antrim
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