NI council elections: Sinn Féin ahead as counting resumes - BBC News

Three councils have already wrapped up counting so what do we know so far?

If the last election brought an Alliance Party surge, this time some are describing results as the Sinn Féin tsunami.In Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, where counting has finished overnight, Sinn Féin is now the largest party for the first time. The Democratic Unionist Party is holding ground in many areas but seems likely to fall from being the largest party in local government.The Alliance Party, which was the big winner four years ago, has picked up support in some areas but struggled in parts of the north west.

The Ulster Unionists and the Social Democratic and Labour Party have been squeezed with both parties losing some well-known faces. The Green Party has also lost its second leader in 12 months and the PUP lost its seat in Belfast City Council to the Traditional Unionist Voice .As the shape of our 11 councils starts to become clear the political tectonic plates are shifting yet again.

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