DUP and Sinn Féin share early spoils

The DUP and Sinn Féin were making significant gains in the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections.

As of 11pm tonight, the DUP had 20 MLAs elected, Sinn Féin 19, the Ulster Unionists 4, the nationalist SDLP 4, the cross-community Alliance 2.

The following candidates were elected:

EAST ANTRIM (DUP 3): Sammy Wilson (DUP); George Dawson (DUP); David Hilditch (DUP).

NORTH ANTRIM (DUP 2, Sinn Féin 1): The Rev Ian Paisley (DUP); Daithi McKay (Sinn Féin); Ian Paisley Junior (DUP).

SOUTH ANTRIM (DUP 1, Sinn Féin 1): Mitchel McLaughlin (Sinn Féin); The Rev William McCrea (DUP).

EAST BELFAST (DUP 1, UUP 1, Alliance 1): Peter Robinson (DUP); Naomi Long (Alliance); Sir Reg Empey (UUP).

NORTH BELFAST (Sinn Féin 2, DUP 1): Nigel Dodds (DUP); Gerry Kelly (Sinn Féin); Caral Ni Chuilin (Sinn Féin).

SOUTH BELFAST (DUP 1, SDLP 1): Jimmy Spratt (DUP); Dr Alasdair McDonnell (SDLP).

WEST BELFAST (Sinn Féin 2): Gerry Adams (Sinn Féin); Sue Ramsey (Sinn Féin).

NORTH DOWN (DUP 1): Alex Easton (DUP).

SOUTH DOWN (Sinn Féin 2, SDLP 1): Caitriona Ruane (Sinn Féin); Margaret Ritchie (SDLP); Willie Clarke (Sinn Féin).

FERMANAGH AND SOUTH TYRONE (DUP 1, Sinn Féin 1, UUP 1): Arlene Foster (DUP); Michelle Gildernew (Sinn Féin); Tom Elliott (UUP).

FOYLE (DUP 1, SDLP 1): William Hay (DUP); Mark Durkan (SDLP).

LAGAN VALLEY (DUP 1, Sinn Féin 1, UUP 1, Alliance 1): Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP); Paul Butler (Sinn Féin); Basil McCrea (UUP); Trevor Lunn (Alliance).

EAST DERRY (DUP 1): Gregory Campbell (DUP).

NEWRY AND ARMAGH (Sinn Féin 3, UUP 1, DUP 1, SDLP 1): Conor Murphy (Sinn Féin); Cathal Boylan (Sinn Féin); Danny Kennedy (Ulster Unionist); William Irwin (DUP); Mickey Brady (Sinn Féin), Dominic Bradley (SDLP).

STRANGFORD (DUP 1): Iris Robinson (DUP)

WEST TYRONE (Sinn Féin 3): Barry McElduff (Sinn Féin); Pat Doherty (Sinn Féin); Claire McGill (Sinn Féin).

MID ULSTER (Sinn Féin 3, DUP 1): Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin); Ian McCrea (DUP); Francie Molloy (Sinn Féin); Claire McGill (Sinn Féin).

UPPER BANN (DUP 1, Sinn Féin 1): John O’Dowd (Sinn Féin); David Simpson (DUP).