Arlene Foster surfaces in Newtownabbeypublished at 02:06 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
DUP leader Arlene Foster has arrived at the Newtownabbey count centre on what is shaping up to be a great election night for her party.
Image source, Press EyeSummary
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
Arlene Foster surfaces in Newtownabbeypublished at 02:06 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Image source, Press EyeUnofficial: 'Hazzard can't be caught'published at 02:05 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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End of twitter postSinn Féin wins could change structure of Westminsterpublished at 02:01 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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End of twitter postOnly 160 votes in itpublished at 02:01 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Sinn Féin's northern leader Michelle O'Neill says that although a recount has been called in Foyle, she's confident her party's candidate Elisha McCallion will win the seat.
Ms O'Neill says: "It's been a very positive outcome and the electorate have voted for a very strong Sinn Féin team."
'Sinn Féin has strengthened in South Down'published at 01:59 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Chris Hazzard, Sinn Féin's candidate in South Down, says his party has strengthened in the constituency in recent years.
He says he would still have influence as an MP even as an abstentionist MP. It is understood the race between he and the incumbent MP, the SDLP's Margaret Ritchie, is very close.
Sammy's a happy camperpublished at 01:56 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
The DUP's Sammy Wilson is in good form. He's expected to retain his East Antrim seat with ease.
Image source, DUPA familiar sight in Lagan Valley, Sir Jeffery held aloftpublished at 01:56 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
No bother to him, the DUP's Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has regained his Lagan Valley seat with 19,229 votes to spare.
Image source, Press EyeRecount in Foylepublished at 01:55 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Things are starting to heat up - we've got our first recount of the night/morning for the Foyle constituency.
Image source, Press EyeThe SDLP and Sinn Fein are battling it out with incumbent Mark Durkan of the SDLP requesting a recount after the initial count gave him some 160 fewer votes than Sinn Fein's Elisha McCallion.
The winner takes it allpublished at 01:52 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
North Down Independent candidate Lady Sylvia Hermon congratulates her DUP opponent Alex Easton, who cut her majority to just more than 1,000 votes.
"You've done terrifically well, but I won."
SDLP's Eastwood arriving at Foyle countpublished at 01:51 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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End of twitter postSDLP may have lost all three seatspublished at 01:50 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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End of twitter postDurkan in trouble?published at 01:47 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Reports from Foyle suggest that the SDLP's Mark Durkan could be in trouble, he is defending a 6,000 majority. The SDLP has held the seat for 34 years
Image source, PressCommentator David McCann says if the SDLP loses Foyle, it will lose South Down and that will be the end of the party.
Former first minister at Valley Leisure Centrepublished at 01:47 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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End of twitter postPaisley: 'Unionism has awakened'published at 01:43 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
The DUP's Ian Paisley says the results suggest a positive night for unionists.
"Unionism has awakened," he says.
"They've awakened themselves to a very positive message that we want devolution on our terms, on our - together - terms.
"We also want to make sure that Brexit is properly introduced, and that we will be the most effective - and possibly sole - voice in parliament from Northern Ireland on Brexit."
Happy Sinn Féin faces in Foylepublished at 01:39 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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End of twitter postDUP's Shannon holds Strangford, winning 9,000 more votes than in 2015published at 01:36 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
'DUP was right to make the election about the union'published at 01:36 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Former DUP leader Peter Robinsion says Sinn Féin and the SDLP made the election about a constitutional issue when they called for a border poll.
Image source, Press EyeHe says the DUP was right to make the election about the union.
Turnout up by almost 8% in West Tyronepublished at 01:35 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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End of twitter postLagan Valley: DUP retains seat, winning 7,700 more votes than in 2015published at 01:33 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Jeffrey Donaldson wins Lagan Valleypublished at 01:30 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Incumbent DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson holds onto his seat.
