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

The battle of North Downpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Ards and North Down Borough Council
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The boys are back in townpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
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If you're happy and you know it 👏published at 15:08 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Ards and North Down Borough Council
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Alliance 'on map in west'published at 15:05 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Alliance leader Naomi Long says the local election has seen her party's vote increase dramatically.
"To think that we would ever have been in contention for seats in Derry and Strabane and in Newry - I think says a lot about how far the party has come," she says.
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"I'm really hopeful that it will see us break through and gain a seat or two, but definitely put us on the map in the west."
Durkan dynasty lives on in Derrypublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Derry City and Strabane
The SDLP's Mary Durkan has been elected in the Foyleside District. The barrister is the sister of MLA Mark H Durkan.
This is her first foray into politics and her election means the Durkan dynasty continues in Derry.
Piece of cake this election stuffpublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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The lay of the land in Belfastpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Belfast City Council
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Millennial successpublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Belfast City Council
Alliance and the Greens are celebrating early success in the council elections as some of their young candidates topped polls in parts of Belfast.
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Alliance's Ross McMullan won a seat in the Ormiston District Electoral Area (DEA) with 2,622 first preference votes, almost 1,000 over the quota.
The Green Party's Aine Groogan topped the poll in Botanic DEA but still faces a wait to see if she will get a seat.
Dale Pankhurst electedpublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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Styling it uppublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Derry City and Strabane
Former DUP stalwart Joe Miller had all his colleagues admiring his snazzy shirt.
Independent candidate excludedpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Ards and North Down Borough Council
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The boss is happypublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Belfast City Council
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It's a case of que sera sera 😊published at 14:30 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Fermanagh and Omagh Borough Council
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Turnout talkpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
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SDLP councillor returned in the Glenspublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Causeway Coast and Glens
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McAnespy to lose seat?published at 14:15 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
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Is the future yellow in Omagh?published at 14:11 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
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Contrasting turnouts in the westpublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Turnout in the Fermanagh & Omagh District Council area is up, 62.67% compared to 61.5% in 2014.
The lowest turnout was in Omagh with 50.73% and was at its highest in Erne East with 71.62%.
DUP leader Arlene Foster is in Omagh for the vote.
Independent elected in Fermanaghpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
First time independent candidate John McCluskey has been elected in Erne East.
Keeping it in the familypublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Derry City and Strabane
Mary Durkan, niece of Mark and sister of Mark H Durkan, on the verge of being elected in Foyleside.