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03/05/2019
Early Results Filter In As Local Election Counts Continue
The Alliance and Green Parties are celebrating early successes today, Friday 03 May, as the local election counts continue.
The Green Party's Aine Groogan topped the poll in Botanic but it is not yet confirmed if she will get a seat.
In the Ormiston area of east Belfast, Alliance's Ross McMullan won a seat with 2622 first preference votes, while Peter McReynolds was also deemed elected.
Sinn Fein's Darren Totten was the first councillor to be officially elected, taking a seat on Mid Ulster District Council after topping the poll in Magherafelt with 1,665 first preference votes.
The SDLP's Paul McCusker is deemed elected for OldPark, north Belfast after topping the poll. DUP candidate Dale Pankhurst has also been elected in the OldPark DEA.
A total of 819 candidates are competing for 462 seats across Northern Ireland. Results so far are as of Friday afternoon, 03 May and the final picture for local government will not be officially confirmed until Saturday 04.
(JG/CM)
The Green Party's Aine Groogan topped the poll in Botanic but it is not yet confirmed if she will get a seat.
In the Ormiston area of east Belfast, Alliance's Ross McMullan won a seat with 2622 first preference votes, while Peter McReynolds was also deemed elected.
Sinn Fein's Darren Totten was the first councillor to be officially elected, taking a seat on Mid Ulster District Council after topping the poll in Magherafelt with 1,665 first preference votes.
The SDLP's Paul McCusker is deemed elected for OldPark, north Belfast after topping the poll. DUP candidate Dale Pankhurst has also been elected in the OldPark DEA.
A total of 819 candidates are competing for 462 seats across Northern Ireland. Results so far are as of Friday afternoon, 03 May and the final picture for local government will not be officially confirmed until Saturday 04.
(JG/CM)
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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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