Sinn Féin and DUP secure lion’s share of seats in North

The Democratic Unionists and Sinn Féin have secured the lion’s share of seatson the North’s new-look councils.

While the DUP won the most seats with 130, the party’s 23.1% share of the vote was down around 4% on the last local election poll in 2011.

Sinn Féin came second in terms of seats with 105 but garnered the largest percentage of the overall vote. The republican party’s 24.1% share of first preferences was down on its 24.8% in 2011.