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

Down to the wirepublished at 02:50 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
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'Big numbers'published at 02:47 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council
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Looks like we're in for the long haul....published at 02:39 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council
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Two for Sinn Féin in Lisburn Castlereaghpublished at 02:35 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
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ABC - easy as 1,2,3published at 02:31 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council
Those elected in the Lagan River District Electoral Area are:
Mark Baxter, Paul Rankin and Tim McClelland (DUP)
Kyle Savage (UUP)
Eoin Tennyson (Alliance)
And they're still counting...published at 02:29 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council
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Thumbs up from the winner of the latest seatpublished at 02:15 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council
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1,2,3 seats for the DUPpublished at 02:06 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
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Elected in Lagan River:
Mark Baxter, Paul Rankin and Tim McClelland (DUP), Kyle Savage (UUP) and Eoin Tennyson (Alliance)
Mourne marathon stops until 09:00published at 02:00 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
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Three more seats until closepublished at 01:35 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
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A first look at the morning headlinespublished at 01:28 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
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As proud as punchpublished at 01:18 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
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DUP lose out on onepublished at 01:11 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
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SDLP renewal project 'has worked well'published at 01:10 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
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The SDLP's "renewal project" is working "very well", says Colum Eastwood
The SDLP leader says he's "very, very happy" with how his party's candidates have done after they made gains on Derry City and Strabane District Council.
You win some, you snooze some...published at 01:06 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
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Five more to gopublished at 01:05 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
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A first in the districtpublished at 01:01 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
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Sinn Féin secure top spotpublished at 00:51 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
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Puppy power!published at 00:50 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
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More results due...published at 00:44 British Summer Time 4 May 2019
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
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