There’s fresh pressure on the DUP to restore the power sharing executive at Stormont.
Former party leader Edwin Poots says the result of the local elections there are a ‘wake up and smell the coffee moment’ for unionism.
Sinn Fein secured 144 seats, surpassing the DUP as the largest party in local government in the north by 22 votes.
University of Liverpool Professor of Politics, John Tonge says the win is resounding…………
It was a record breaking performance for Sinn Fein in Derry City and Strabane, with all 18 of its candidates elected.
The makeup of the new council is Sinn Fein, 18, up 7, SDLP 10, down 1, DUP 5, down 2, UUP 3, up 1, Independent 3, down 1, People before Profit, 1, down 1. Neither Alliance nor Aontu had any councillors elected, down 2 and 1 respectively.
