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

Fourth seat goes to Greenspublished at 09:40 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Ards and North Down Borough Council
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And we're off in Belfastpublished at 09:33 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Belfast City Council
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And they're off in the Valleypublished at 09:10 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
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So, what's the state of play?published at 09:04 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Saturday morning update...
Latest figures: 66% of counting is complete, 318 seats are declared with 144 to go.
53 District Electoral Areas have been declared with 27 to go.
So far, the DUP have 81 seats, Alliance Party have 36, the SDLP are on 41, Sinn Féin have 74, the Ulster Unionists have 57 and Others are on 29.
Welcome back - for day two of countingpublished at 09:00 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
The second day of counting is under way in Northern Ireland's council elections with two thirds of the 462 seats filled across 11 councils.
Please stay with us as we bring you all the twists and turns from the count centres.
We're here until they turn the lights out.
Read more here.
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Signing off for now...published at 06:16 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
The count has (finally) finished for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council, bringing an end to a long night.
We’ll pick things up again when counting gets underway at other centres later this morning.
Final result...published at 06:15 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council
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Two down, one to gopublished at 05:28 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council
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Alliance predictionpublished at 05:16 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council
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Three - it's the magic numberpublished at 04:23 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council
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The final roundpublished at 04:07 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council
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Burns takes seatpublished at 03:43 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council
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Sinn Fein gainpublished at 03:33 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council
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Lisburn and Castlereagh Council line-uppublished at 03:31 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
As thing are wound up at Lisburn and Castlereagh Council, here is the final line-up of who has been elected to Castlereagh East:
Martin Gregg and Tim Morrow (Alliance). Sharon Skillen, David Drysdale and John Laverty (DUP) and Hazel Legge (UUP).
Martin Gregg topped the poll with 1212 first preference votes.
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Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Armagh updatespublished at 03:25 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council
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That's a wrap from Lisburn & Castlereaghpublished at 03:20 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
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More results rolling inpublished at 03:17 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
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Another confirmation in Lisburn Castlereaghpublished at 03:12 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
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UUP 'will keep fighting' despite lossespublished at 02:57 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
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There is always a place for the UUP, says Robin Swann
The results from the first day of vote counting were difficult for the Ulster Unionists but leader Robin Swann says there will "always" be a space for his party to occupy.
Nine to go...published at 02:55 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council
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