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Summary

  • DUP marginally largest party by one seat

  • Sinn Féin has increased its vote, taking 27 seats

  • Biggest casualty is UUP leader Mike Nesbitt who announces resignation

  • Turnout is the highest in assembly poll since the vote which followed the 1998 Good Friday Agreement

  • Overall turnout is 64.8% - up from 54.9% last year

Live Reporting

  1. Simon Hamilton going live in three, two...

    Strangford

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  2. Gerry Kelly tops poll, but no quota yet

    Belfast North

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  3. No luck for anyone in North Belfast, yet

    Belfast North

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  4. UPDATE: Twelve seats declared, 78 to go

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  5. Keith Buchanan gets his seat

    Mid Ulster

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  6. Naomi Long had votes to spare

    East Belfast

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  7. Paul Givan celebrates

    Lagan Valley

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  8. Michelle O'Neill elected in Mid Ulster

    Mid Ulster

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  9. Two more MLAs elected

    Newry and Armagh

    Sinn Féin's Cathal Boylan and the DUP's William Irwin have been elected in Newry and Armagh.

    Newry and Armagh

  10. Tom Elliott: 'UUP won't be the largest party'

    The Fermanagh-South Tyrone MP, Tom Elliott, says its unlikely the UUP will emerge as the largest party.

    Tom Elliott MP

    Mr Elliott described the election as a "diversion". 

  11. Well known UUP figure struggling

    Newry and Armagh

    Our reporter Conor Macauley says early indications are that the UUP MLA, Danny Kennedy could struggle to be re-elected in Newry and Armagh.

    Conor McAuley

    Mr Kennedy has held his assembly seat since 1998. 

  12. Alliance leader Naomi Long elected

    Belfast East

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  13. Chris Stalford polls ahead of Emma Little Pengelly

    Belfast South

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  14. Fancy playing along? ;)

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  15. Turnout up in South, and East Antrim

    The turnout in the South Antrim constituency was 62.4%, up from 51% last year. The turnout in East Antrim was 60.1%, up 10% from the last election.

    South Antrim turnout

  16. Are you well?

    North Antrim

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  17. Candidates make their way to the stage

    Mid Ulster; North Antrim

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  18. Donaldson: 'No one voted for the collapse of Stormont'

    The DUP's Jeffery Donaldson says there's a lot of anger out there, but no one is voting for the collapse of Stormont.

    Jeffery Donaldson

    The Lagan Valley MP says the public want the politicians "back in there sorting these issues out".

  19. Ruane: 'This has obviously been a good election for Sinn Féin'

    The former South Down MLA, Caitríona Ruane, says Sinn Féin are "doing well" and that "a lot of the women are doing very very well". 

    Caitríona Ruane

    The former education minister also paid tribute to the former SDLP MLA, PJ Bradley, who was buried this morning. 

  20. Alliance and Green transfers 'vital'

    Upper Bann

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