The DUP have secured the highest number of seats in Northern Ireland’s local council elections.
They gained 130 ahead of Sinn Féin on 105.
The Ulster Unionist Party claimed 88, the SDLP 66 and Alliance 32.
The remainder of the seats, 41, were made up by smaller parties and independents.
Counting ended in the early hours of this morning.
Sinn Fein is the largest party on the 40 seater Derry City and Strabane Council, taking 16 seats. The SDLP have 10, the DUP 8, Independents 4 and Ulster Unionist Party 2.
The new council will operate on a shadow basis until April 1st next year, with the current councils continuing to operate services on a day to day basis, while
Looking across the District Electoral Areas, here’s a full list of the successful candidates.
Ballyarnett
Angela Dobbins SDLP
Sandra Duffy SF
Tony Hassan SF
Elisha McCallion SF
Dermot Dee Quigley Ind
Brian Tierney SDLP
Derg
Derek R Hussey UUP
Thomas Kerrigan DUP
Kieran McGuire SF
Maolíosa McHugh SF
Ruairí McHugh SF
Faughan
Maurice Devenney DUP
Gus Hastings SDLP
Paul Fleming SF
Jim Mc Keever SDLP
Gary Middleton DUP
Foyleside
John Boyle SDLP
Mickey Cooper SF
Shauna Cusack SDLP
Eric McGinley SF
Darren Pio O’Reilly Ind
Sperrin
Allan Bresland DUP
Karina Carlin SF
Paul (GAGS) Gallagher Ind
Rhonda Hamilton DUP
Dan Kelly SF
Patsy Kelly SDLP
Brian McMahon SF
The Moor
Kevin Campbell SF
Sean Carr SDLP
Gary John Donnelly Ind
Colly Kelly SF
Patricia Logue SF
Waterside
Gerard Martin Diver SDLP
Mary Hamilton UUP
Christopher Jackson SF
Hilary McClintock DUP
David Ramsey DUP
Martin Reilly SDLP
Drew Thompson DUP
In the new Fermanagh and Omagh council, also a 40 seater, Sinn Féin have 17 seats, UUP 9, SDLP 8, DUP 5 and others, 1. The full list of those elected is as follows.
