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 Lyon's back...published at 17:28 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Belfast City Council
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Even the birds wait patiently for seats to be decided...published at 17:28 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Belfast City Council
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Home and drypublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
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DUP makes first gain in Belfastpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Belfast City Council
The DUP has made its first gain in Belfast of this election, with Nicola Verner taking Jolene Bunting's former seat in Court.
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A full house in Mid Tyronepublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
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The Moor district completepublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Derry City and Strabane District Council
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Seventh heaven for Alliance?published at 17:13 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
The Alliance Party may be on the verge of seeing its seat count on Mid and East Antrim Borough Council rise from three to seven.
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End of the line for the TUV in Causeway/Glenpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
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The state of play..published at 17:08 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
BBC News NI's Political Editor, Mark Devenport, gives us his take on how things are shaping up.
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How the NI council elections are shaping up
Postpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
From one campaign to anotherpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
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SDLP's Martin Reilly takes seat in Derry/Strabanepublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Derry City and Strabane District Council
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A look into the crystal ball in Fermanagh/Omagh..published at 16:54 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
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From St Malachy's to City Hall?published at 16:40 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Belfast City Council
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All smiles...published at 16:22 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Eamonn McCann and his partner, Goretti Horgan, celebrate his win in Derry and Strabane.
Derry City and Strabane District Council now has two People Before Profit representatives following the election of Shaun Harkin in the Foyleside DEA yesterday.
In a galaxy not so far away...published at 16:15 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Not everyone is taking a forensic interest in the local election results. This was the scene a short time ago at the Clayton Hotel in Belfast.
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A flurry of fresh facespublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Joe Kearney
BBC News NI
Northern Ireland's council elections have seen the acreage occupied by the smaller parties grow.
The polls have ushered in some new faces... and bid farewell to some familiar ones.
In a weekend full of shocks and surprises, there were notable gains for the Greens, Alliance and People Before Profit
As the dust settles on the count, BBC News NI looks at some of the winners and losers.
Read more here.
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Postpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Eamonn McCann electedpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Eamonn McCann takes a seat for People Before Profit on Derry and Strabane Council.
"I won't have to travel over the Glenshane Pass", he said, just ahead of confirmation of his election.
He told the BBC his party's politics are "not based on the community you're from, but on representing all of the interests of all in society", adding that welfare reform was the main issue he was asked to address on doorsteps.
Postpublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 4 May 2019