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

If only the counting could be as quickpublished at 00:12 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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Don't forget the wireless!published at 00:10 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Thanks for following the election here with us at BBC NI.
You can also get the latest count centre on your telly box (on BBC One) and, of course, on BBC Radio Ulster.
Karen Patterson and William Crawley are being joined by a host of guests and our own political correspondent Enda McClafferty right until the finish... at some stage later this morning!
Gerry Adams arrives at Titanicpublished at 00:05 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has congratulated Jeremy Corbyn on his party's election performance.
"I think it's very interesting that Jeremy Corbyn did so well," he says. "He fought a good campaign."
"I don't know how Theresa May can survive this. It is putting a big focus on Brexit because she went out to get a vote for a hard Brexit.
"The people here in this state voted to remain. It's been ignored by the DUP, the UUP and Theresa May."
Yeeooooow in Omagh!published at 00:03 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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DUP MP arrives at Upper Bann countpublished at 00:02 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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Ask for a step ladder, Naomi 😂published at 00:01 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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The only NI box to be coming by boat 🌊published at 23:57 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
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Dallat speaker arrives at countpublished at 23:57 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
The SDLP's John Dallat arrives at the Foyle count centre.
The former deputy speaker of the assembly is an MLA for East Londonderry.
This election stuff's a piece of cake, right, Ian?published at 23:53 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
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Four seats being counted at the Eikonpublished at 23:50 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
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'Neck and neck' in South Downpublished at 23:49 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
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Waiting for results is hungry work...published at 23:48 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
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DUP strong in Strangford?published at 23:47 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
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Busy count centre in Omaghpublished at 23:46 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
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Good election for Sinn Féin?published at 23:45 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly says his colleagues are happy with the work they've done.
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"I think we've had a good election," he added.
A peek at the action in South Antrimpublished at 23:43 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
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Costa Del Antrim, Sammy?published at 23:41 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
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The DUP's Sammy Wilson is the incumbent MP in East Antrim and says: "I've been very confident we will hold onto the seat and increase the vote."
McCann alleges Sinn Féin 'irregularities'published at 23:40 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
At the Londonderry count, People Before Profit's Eamonn McCann says has written a letter to the Election Commission in relation to alleged irregularities on how Sinn Féin election workers conducted themselves at polling stations in Foyle.
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Fear card played in North Down?published at 23:38 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
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Lady under pressure?published at 23:34 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Independent MP Lady Sylvia Hermon, who retained her North Down seat in 2015 with a 9,200 majority, thinks her DUP rival, Alex Easton, has done better "than even he expected".
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