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

'It was nail biting until the very end'published at 16:46 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Causeway Coast and Glens
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Alliance builds upon a Belfast strongholdpublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Belfast City Council
Stephen Walker
BBC News NI Political Correspondent
The results from Ormiston are the ones to watch as Alliance repeats its 2014 success.
Alliance have done incredibly well in Ormiston. They have three councillors elected there
But it's bad news for UUP councillor Jim Rodgers, who would have previously topped the poll. Mr Rodgers' vote has come down and is not likely to bring his running mate, Peter Johnston, with him.
'People are sick of the tribal politics'published at 16:41 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Belfast City Council
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Newly elected councillor Áine Groogan and Green party leader Clare Bailey
Áine Groogan, who was elected for the Green Party in Botanic, Belfast, says that the feedback from people on the doorsteps is that people are taking environmental issues seriously.
Leader of the Greens Clare Bailey says that the win is also a "non-sectarian vote".
"People are sick of the tribal politics. People are trusting us to deliver on something else," she says.
Riveting stuff in Newrypublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Newry City, Mourne and Down District Council
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'Tired but delighted'published at 16:34 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Mid-Ulster District
Sinn Fein’s Darren Totten on being the first councillor elected in NI.
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NI council elections: Sinn Féin's Darren Totten first elected
Is the SDLP reversing its downward spiral?published at 16:28 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Una Kelly
BBC Foyle
With two SDLP candidates as the first councillors to be elected in Derry City and Strabane, the SDLP vote will be seen as the party beginning to reverse its downward spiral.
Derry is considered the party’s spiritual home but Sinn Féin overtook them and became the largest party in the 2014 council elections.
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MP Mark Durkan lost his Westminster seat to Sinn Fein in 2017.
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood was in a buoyant mood as the declarations were made.
Huddle!published at 16:23 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
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Recount in Colerainepublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Causeway Coast and Glens
Following a discrepancy in stage four counting for Coleraine, returning officer David Jackson confirms the count will start from scratch at stage one for that district area.
Russell Watton will have to wait until being rubber stamped.
The tussle is on for Derry and Strabanepublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Derry City and Strabane
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The story so farpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
We have 84 seats declared and 378 to go.
A confident Ian Paisley in Ballymenapublished at 16:00 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
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'Alliance might have one, we will have several'
Show me the moneypublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
How much are councillors paid?
Being a councillor is not intended to be a full-time job but councillors get an annual allowance to £15,071.
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Civic dignitaries and councillors with extra responsibilities may be paid an additional allowance.
For example, the lord mayor of Belfast has an extra allowance of £34,800 for their year in office.
'She worked tirelessly'published at 15:50 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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Kate Nicholl is not letting the grass grow under her election posterspublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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Celebrate good times (come on) 🎶published at 15:33 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Derry and Strabane Borough Council
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Great rejoicing as Angela Dobbins wins the first round at Ballyarnettpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Derry City and Strabane District Council
More bad news for the Toriespublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
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'It's a strong result'published at 15:31 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
'We're clearly seeing positive results from hard work on the ground" - that's the view of former Alliance leader David Ford.
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NI council elections: David Ford hails 'positive' Alliance vote
We're sure you're just being modest Robbie️ ⚽️published at 15:24 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Ards and North Down Borough Council
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Is this a tie-breaker?published at 15:21 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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