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

  1. Here's your Strangford line-uppublished at 23:32 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    Strangford

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  2. Two more MLAs electedpublished at 23:31 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    Lagan Valley

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  3. Nesbitt transfer to SDLP idea was "mistake"published at 23:26 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    North Belfast

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  4. 'It is not about us and them'published at 23:25 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    West Tyrone

    The SDLP's Daniel McCrossan says there's a lot of work to be done post-election and all parties should be involved in the negotiations.

    West Tyrone count - NI Assembly election 2017Image source, Pacemaker

    "It is not about us and them, it is about we," he says.  

    Sinn Féin and the DUP have to work to prevent direct rule and protect power-sharing, he adds. 

  5. And that's all from South Downpublished at 23:22 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    South Down

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  6. Makes for a happy marriagepublished at 23:21 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    Foyle

    Rachel Eastwood and Anne Durkan celebrate after their husbands Colum and Mark retained their seats for the SDLP in Foyle.

    Rachel Eastwood and Anne Durkan
  7. Two more for Sinn Féin, one for SDLPpublished at 23:19 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    North Belfast

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  8. After 15 hours of counting, Andy Allen is inpublished at 23:18 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    Belfast East

    The UUP's Andy Allen says his party will always do what is right for Northern Ireland and he says he's "gutted" about his colleagues who lost their seats  

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  9. Another five MLAs declaredpublished at 23:17 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    South Antrim

    South Antrim
  10. Keep 'er lit? Maybe not...published at 23:14 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    Sinn Féin's Barry McElduff says he felt his catchphrase, 'Keep 'er lit', wasn't appropriate during this election - due the the RHI 'cash for ash' scandal. He did, however, keep his seat in West Tyrone.

    Barry McIlduff
  11. Nine hours, and lots of cuppas, later☕🍵published at 23:11 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

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  12. And they're across the line in North Downpublished at 23:10 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    North Down

    North Down final result
  13. Andy Allen is re-electedpublished at 23:08 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    East Belfast

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  14. Shock in store in Lagan Valley?published at 23:07 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    Lagan Valley

    Our reporter, Julian O'Neill, says the SDLP are "growing in confidence" that their candidate, Pat Catney, could win a seat in Lagan Valley. 

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  15. Nationalist vote was 'protest over RHI'published at 23:02 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    West Tyrone

    Declan McAleer, from Sinn Féin, says the nationalist electorate came out in their droves to protest against the energy scandal and the way it was handled by the DUP. 

    West Tyrone count - NI Assembly election 2017Image source, Pacemaker

    He said they delivered a strong message: "We need to move on in partnership and with genuine respect."  

  16. Phillip Logan only sitting candidate to lose seatpublished at 23:00 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    North Antrim

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  17. Arlene in shock?published at 22:59 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    Commentator Stephen Grimason says he didn't see Lord Morrow losing his seat. He says he thought Mike Nesbitt looked relieved to be resigning. 

    Stephan Grimason

    And he says he feels Arlene Foster looked shocked over the result and that the DUP was surprised by how rough the election got. 

  18. 'Punch drunk'published at 22:56 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    Strangford

    The DUP's Peter Weir, former education minister, is back in the Assembly and says he's punch drunk. 

    While it was a good day for the DUP in Strangford, it was "not a great day for unionism", he says.

    Peter WeirImage source, Press Eye

    Transfers have been a big issue during this election, but Mr Weir said unionists should stick together. The SDLP's Joe Boyle received more votes from Ulster Unionist Philip Smith than Mr Weir did.  

  19. We can't quite believe it - but there are only 15 more seats to fill published at 22:51 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    NI Assembly

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  20. The line-up in Mid Ulsterpublished at 22:50 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017

    Mid Ulster

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