Second count completed in North West

The surplus votes of Hughie Baxter and Ms Marie Hainsworth have been distributed in the North West constituency in the European elections.

Results: Second count (first count results in brackets):

Ms Marian Harkin (Ind) 71,458 (66,664)

Pearse Doherty (SF) 68,412 (65,321)

*Sean O Neachtain (FF) 62,855 (62,085)

Jim Higgins (FG) 61,262 (59,396)

*Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon (Ind Sc) 58,774 (56,992)

James McDaid (FF) 52,938 (52,139)

Ms Madeleine Taylor-Quinn (FG) 43,093 (41,570)

Eliminated: Ms Madeleine Taylor-Quinn

Electorate 587,448

Turnout 435,190 (74.08%)