Election 2023: Counting ends! Check out the headline figures and results where you live as Sinn Fein rejoice in being biggest party on councils
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All have now declared their full results (they are listed below).
It seems unionist voters have united behind the DUP to hold it steady, but Sinn Fein have surged, the UUP and SDLP have tumbled, and Alliance have made some in-roads.
In terms of the big picture, here is how it stands:
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Sinn Fein:
30.9% of all first-preference votes (up 7.7% on 2019)
144 seats (39 gained)
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DUP:
23.3% of all first-preference votes (down 0.8%)
122 seats (+/-0)
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Alliance:
13.3% of all first-preference votes (+1.8%)
67 seats (14 seats gained so far)
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UUP:
10.9% of all first-preference votes (-3.2%)
54 seats (21 seats lost so far)
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SDLP:
10.9% of all first-preference votes (-3.2%)
39 seats (20 seats lost so far)
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TUV:
3.9% of all first-preference votes (+1.7%)
9 seats (+3)
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– Here is the breakdown of finished councils –
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Armagh, Banbridge, Craigavon:
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Sinn Fein: 15 (+5)
DUP: 13 (+2)
UUP: 6 (-4)
Alliance: 4 (+1)
SDLP: 1 (-5)
TUV: 1 (+1)
Ind: 1 (+/- 0)
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Lisburn & Castlereagh:
Woe for the UUP, wow for Alliance.
DUP: 14 (-1)
Alliance: 13 (+4)
UUP: 6 (-5)
Sinn Fein: 4 (+2)
SDLP: 2 (+/-0)
Ind: 1 (+1)
Green: 0 (-1)
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Mid Ulster:
Yes, you’ve guessed it – a further fiasco for the UUP.
Sinn Fein: 19 (+2)
DUP: 11 (+2)
SDLP: 5 (-1)
Ind: 3 (+1)
UUP: 2 (-4)
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Mid and East Antrim:
Trio of main unionist parties more or less preserve their power.
DUP: 14 (-1)
UUP: 8 (+1)
Alliance: 7 (+/-0)
TUV: 5
Sinn Fein: 4 (+2)
Ind: 2 (-1)
SDLP: 0 (-1)
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Ards and North Down:
The council remains Sinn Fein-free after a bid by the party to gain a toe-hold here. The only real movement is a slight Alliance gain.
DUP: 14 (+/-0)
Alliance: 12 (+2)
UUP: 8 (+/-0)
Ind: 3 (+/-0)
Green: 2 (-1)
SDLP: 1 (+/-0)
TUV: 0 (-1)
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Derry City and Strabane:
The SDLP and Sinn Fein had been on level pegging in the former’s spiritual home… now Sinn Fein dominates outright.
Sinn Fein: 18 (+7)
SDLP: 10 (-1)
DUP: 5 (-2)
UUP: 3 (+1)
Ind: 3 (-1)
People Before Profit: 1 (-1)
Alliance: 0 (-2)
Aontu: 0 (-1)
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Fermanagh and Omagh:
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Sinn Fein: 21 (+5)
UUP: 7 (-1)
DUP: 6 (+1)
SDLP: 3 (-2)
Alliance: 2 (+1)
Ind: 1 (-3)
Other: 0 (-1)
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Antrim and Newtownabbey
The rise of Sinn Fein and the demise of the SDLP is the story emerging here.
DUP: 13 (-1)
SF: 9 (+4)
Alliance: 8 (+1)
UUP: 7 (-2)
SDLP: 1 (-3)
Ind: 2 (+1)
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Belfast:
Another story of Sinn Fein’s relentless rise, with a small decline in ‘neithers’ and a gain for TUV.
SF: 22 (+4)
DUP: 14 (-1)
Alliance: 11 (+1)
SDLP: 5 (-1)
Green: 3 (-1)
UUP: 2 (+/-0)
People Before Profit: 1 (-2)
TUV: 1 (+1)
Ind: 1 (+1)
Other: 0 (-2)
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Causeway Coast and Glens:
A further case of SDLP and UUP in freefall – with gains for SF, Alliance, and TUV.
DUP: 13 (-1)
SF: 12 (+3)
Alliance: 5 (+3)
UUP: 4 (-3)
SDLP: 3 (-3)
TUV: 2 (+2)
Ind: 0 (-1)
Other: 1 (+/-0)
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Newry, Mourne, Down:
Alliance and SF the big winners here.
SF: 20 (+4)
SDLP: 8 (-3)
DUP: 5 (+2)
Alliance: 5 (+3)
Ind: 2 (-3)
UUP: 1 (-3)