Election Results 2017: Northern Ireland

Summary

DUP wins 10 seats with Sinn Fein taking 7; independent Sylvia Hermon retains seat
SDLP loses all its three seats; UUP loses South Antrim to DUP
109 candidates contested 18 Westminster seats
Turnout was up across the board; 1.2m people were eligible to vote in NI
Exit poll predicts Conservatives largest party, but short of parliamentary majority

Live Reporting

Erinn Kerr, Tori Watson, Ciaran Dunbar and Michael Hirst

Gregory Campbell arrives at count centrepublished at 22:09 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
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The quiet before the stormpublished at 22:03 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Counters are waiting patiently for ballot papers to arrive at the Bangor Aurora Centre.
They'll count throughout the night and we'll bring you the latest results as they come in.
Election coverage on Radio Ulsterpublished at 22:02 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Northern Ireland's election coverage on radio has begun on Radio Ulster.
Karen Patterson and William Crawley will host the program and will be joined by our political correspondent Enda McClafferty and a host of experts.
Believe it or not, some of us are camera shypublished at 21:59 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
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Raindrops keep falling on the count centrespublished at 21:56 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
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Just listen to the sound of the rain bouncing off the roof of the Eikon Centre in Lisburn.
The final countdownpublished at 21:55 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Final rehearsals are under way at Belfast's Titanic Exhibition Centre ahead of tonight's election special coverage.
We'll bring you the latest results throughout the night on television, radio and digital.
Hello and welcomepublished at 21:48 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Hello and welcome to BBC News NI's coverage of the general election results. The polls are about to close and we're about to get started.
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We'll be here with you right through the night - until the very last vote has been counted and we have all our MPs confirmed.