As it happened: NI council election 2019

Summary

Counting in Northern Ireland council elections complete
462 councillors elected across 11 councils
All seats declared after two days of vote counting
Alliance, Greens and People Before Profit topped polls in several areas
First openly-gay DUP councillor elected

Live Reporting

An election and an eliminationpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
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Teatime transferspublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Ards and North Down Borough Council
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Applause as first openly-gay DUP candidate electedpublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
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The DUP's Alison Bennington - who is openly gay - was elected to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Alison Bennington was hugged by friends and supporters after gaining 856 first preference votes and securing election on the sixth count.
Kelly secures seat in Botanicpublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Belfast City Council
Tracy Kelly has been elected for the DUP in Belfast. Ms Kelly works in MLA Christopher Stalford's office.
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Sinn Féin leader looks towards Stormont talkspublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Mid Ulster District Council
Michelle O’Neill says the election gives Sinn Féin a stronger mandate for next week’s Stormont talks.
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Michelle O'Neill
Foster: Stance on same sex marriage not changedpublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Arlene Foster has commented on the election of her party's first openly gay candidate- Alison Bennington.
The leader of the DUP said Ms Bennington "joined the party some years ago as she felt it was the best party to deliver to Unionism".
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Clapping in Killultaghpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Gary McCleave has been elected for Sinn Féin in Killultagh.
He is the first Sinn Féin candidate ever elected to Lisburn and Castlereagh Council.
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The view from Banbridgepublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council
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Count at Banbridge
BBC News NI reporter Maria McCann is in Banbridge Leisure Centre where the count is on for Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council.
Forty-one seats are up for grabs and, so far, 10 have been filled.
The DUP have filled four seats, two Sinn Féin, two UUP, one independent and one SDLP.
Count results & a chicken currypublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Mid Ulster Council
BBC News NI reporter Kelly Bonner tells Evening Extra she is waiting for count results... and a chicken curry.
Twenty three have been elected so far for the Mid Ulster Council, electing the first councillor at 10:30 on Friday morning.
The area has a 59% turnout.
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Steady number of councillors being elected in Mid Ulster
This is a council where Sinn Féin is a dominant force. They have held 18 of the 40 seats. The party has secured 10 seats so far.
Meanwhile, the DUP has five elected so far and has made some gains, which might have something to do with no TUV vote this year.
The latest resultspublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Bundle of 25 votes caused recountpublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
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Hugs for Benningtonpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
A big hug for Alison Bennington - the DUP's first openly gay candidate - who has been elected.
Sex assault councillor loses seatpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
Ian Stevenson, who was given a community service sentence for sexually assaulting a nursing colleague in a care home, has lost his seat.
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'A lot of people felt very let down'published at 17:20 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Belfast City Council
'We topped the poll, we will have three councillors at the end of today', says Alliance leader Naomi Long.
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'A slur beyond imagination'
Newry's state of playpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
BBC News NI south-east reporter Cormac Campbell is in Newry.
He says the count is going "much slower" than a snail's pace.
The current state of play is one elected... and 40 to go.
In total, 71 candidates are on the hunt for 41 seats.
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Count going at a slow pace in Newry
First openly-gay DUP councillor electedpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
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Berry back in for third timepublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Independent councillor for Cusher district electoral area Paul Berry is re-elected.
State of play, so farpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
'Rights, quality, Irish unity'published at 17:06 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Mid-Ulster District
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DUP lose seat on Belfast City Councilpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Belfast City Council
Jayne McCormack
BBC News NI
The DUP's group leader on Belfast City Council, Lee Reynolds, has lost his seat.
He only received 586 first preference votes. He was excluded on the fifth count. He had moved from the Balmoral DEA to Titanic, where the DUP had hoped to pick up three seats. It looks like they will still get two seats, with George Dorrian already returned and Adam Newton on course to be elected.