Gains for Ulster Unionists as DUP retains grip

The DUP has retained its position as the largest party in the North but the UUP is arguably celebrating harder after landing two surprise wins in the general election.

The Ulster Unionists are proclaiming a renaissance after Danny Kinahan and Tom Elliott won in South Antrim and Fermanagh, and South Tyrone respectively to herald the party’s return to parliament after a period without any representation.

Mr Elliott won Fermanagh and South Tyrone from Sinn Féin’s Michelle Gildernew — a rare loss of a Westminster seat for the republican party.