NI election results 2022: How to follow the results on the BBC

All 90 seats in the Assembly are up for grabs with five Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) being elected in each of the 18 constituencies

The counting of votes has started following elections to the Stormont Assembly.

All 90 seats in the assembly are up for grabs with five Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) being elected in each of the 18 constituencies.

The first of the 90 MLAs are expected to be returned by Friday afternoon but the counting is set to continue into the early hours of Saturday.

Votes are being counted at three centres - Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast, Ulster University in Jordanstown and Meadowbank Sports Arena in Magherafelt.

You can follow all the results as they come in on the BBC News NI website, which will feature a live page, stage-by-stage results and live streams, as well as on our Twitter page.

Online

You can follow online rolling coverage on the BBC Northern Ireland special election live page from 11:30, covering every twist and turn throughout the day, as well as as the latest analysis and reaction from the count centres.

You'll also be able to see the full results constituency by constituency, with breakdowns of every single vote for each candidate stage-by-stage.

And we'll be back on Saturday to do it all again, as we size up what a huge couple of days for politics in Northern Ireland.

So check out the BBC News NI website or the BBC News app to make sure you don't miss a thing.

Television

BBC One Northern Ireland will air an election special from 12:15 on Friday 6 May to bring you every result, with instant reaction and interviews from party leaders and winning candidates.

Host Mark Carruthers will be joined in the studio by political editor Enda McClafferty and BBC Newsline reporter Sara Girvan, while news correspondent Mark Simpson will have the latest graphics.

Coverage continues on BBC One Northern Ireland from 10:00 on Saturday 7 May and with an hour-long election special on Sunday Politics the following day at 10:15.

Radio

BBC Radio Ulster's election special begins at 12:15 on Friday, hosted by Chris Buckler and Sarah Brett.

It'll also be streamed on the website and you'll be able to listen and watch the studio for the very first time.

William Crawley, Joel Taggart and Catherine Morrison will be live from the three count centres along with political pundits and experts to bring you the very latest information and analysis.

William Crawley and Sarah Brett will continue the coverage from 10:00 on Saturday, with a special hour-long roundup following at 12:00 on Sunday 8 May with Chris Buckler.

On BBC Radio Foyle, coverage begins at 13:00 presented by Elaine McGee, Richard O'Reilly and David Hunter.

Social media

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