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06/05/2011
Councillors Wait As Assembly Votes Prioritised
The first ballot boxes are being opened at eight centres across Northern Ireland, as counting gets underway on votes cast in the Assembly elections.
The first results are not expected until this afternoon as around 1,200 election workers count votes from over 4,000 ballot boxes.
The first Assembly results should be announced this afternoon or evening, but the brown Council papers will not be counted until next week - with local representatives facing a nail-biting wait.
Due to both polls being proportional representation voting, with several count stages, the final results of the new Assembly won't even be known until Saturday.
Votes cast in the UK-wide referendum on the AV voting system are also to be tallied later.
The Northern Ireland result should be known this evening, but it will be the total result across the UK, which will determine how MPs are elected in the future.
Turnout figures were carefully monitored in the wake of a low-key election campaign.
As numbers of voters are expected to be low, the performance of the Ulster Unionist Party and the nationalist SDLP who both trail their larger rivals will be a critical factor.
The minority Green party hopes to retain its one-seat, while the hardline Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) party, which once had hopes of derailing the power-sharing experiment, now hopes it can at least gain a presence at Stormont.
However, the Alliance Party is looking at making gains over the last poll in 2007 when the DUP took 36 seats, Sinn Fein 28, the Ulster Unionists 18, the SDLP 16 and Alliance seven.
(JG/BMcC)
The first results are not expected until this afternoon as around 1,200 election workers count votes from over 4,000 ballot boxes.
The first Assembly results should be announced this afternoon or evening, but the brown Council papers will not be counted until next week - with local representatives facing a nail-biting wait.
Due to both polls being proportional representation voting, with several count stages, the final results of the new Assembly won't even be known until Saturday.
Votes cast in the UK-wide referendum on the AV voting system are also to be tallied later.
The Northern Ireland result should be known this evening, but it will be the total result across the UK, which will determine how MPs are elected in the future.
Turnout figures were carefully monitored in the wake of a low-key election campaign.
As numbers of voters are expected to be low, the performance of the Ulster Unionist Party and the nationalist SDLP who both trail their larger rivals will be a critical factor.
The minority Green party hopes to retain its one-seat, while the hardline Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) party, which once had hopes of derailing the power-sharing experiment, now hopes it can at least gain a presence at Stormont.
However, the Alliance Party is looking at making gains over the last poll in 2007 when the DUP took 36 seats, Sinn Fein 28, the Ulster Unionists 18, the SDLP 16 and Alliance seven.
(JG/BMcC)
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UPDATE: The results by political party for the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election are as follows: 30 - Democratic Unionist Party (1998 - 20) 27 - Ulster Unionist Party (1998 - 28) 24 - Sinn Féin (1998 - 18) 18 - Social Democratic & Labour Party (1998 - 24) 6 - Alliance Party (1998 - 6) 1 - Progressive Unionist Party (1998 - 2) 1 - UK Un
23 May 2014
Counting Begins Of NI Election Votes
Counting of the votes cast in Northern Ireland's European and local elections is underway. Thousands of people went to the polls on Thursday to elect 462 Councillors in the 11 district councils. 905 candidates are competing for 462 seats. Ten candidates are in the running for Northern Ireland's three seats in the European parliament.
Counting Begins Of NI Election Votes
Counting of the votes cast in Northern Ireland's European and local elections is underway. Thousands of people went to the polls on Thursday to elect 462 Councillors in the 11 district councils. 905 candidates are competing for 462 seats. Ten candidates are in the running for Northern Ireland's three seats in the European parliament.
06 May 2005
Counting of votes continues in Northern Ireland
With the first results expected to be announced by mid-afternoon, at around 2.15pm the first MP elected was in West Belfast. Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams retained a substantial 19,315 majority over his nearest rival the SDLP's Alex Atwood who polled 5,033 in the West Belfast constituency.
Counting of votes continues in Northern Ireland
With the first results expected to be announced by mid-afternoon, at around 2.15pm the first MP elected was in West Belfast. Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams retained a substantial 19,315 majority over his nearest rival the SDLP's Alex Atwood who polled 5,033 in the West Belfast constituency.
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First MLAs elected to Stormont
Click here for latest results... The first MLAs have been elected to Stormont as counting continues in Northern Ireland’s Assembly election. DUP deputy leader Peter Robinson topped the poll in East Belfast while Alliance candidate for the area Naomi Long was also elected in the first counts.
First MLAs elected to Stormont
Click here for latest results... The first MLAs have been elected to Stormont as counting continues in Northern Ireland’s Assembly election. DUP deputy leader Peter Robinson topped the poll in East Belfast while Alliance candidate for the area Naomi Long was also elected in the first counts.
07 May 2010
Gildernew Retains Fermanagh Seat
Sinn Fein's Michelle Gildernew (pictured) has now been re-elected in Fermanagh/South Tyrone. She was elected on the third recount with a margin in single figures defeating independent unionist unity candidate Rodney Connor.
Gildernew Retains Fermanagh Seat
Sinn Fein's Michelle Gildernew (pictured) has now been re-elected in Fermanagh/South Tyrone. She was elected on the third recount with a margin in single figures defeating independent unionist unity candidate Rodney Connor.
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