NI Election 2022: Day One Results Highlights

Counting started this morning at 8am

Author: Emma DicksonPublished 6th May 2022
Last updated 7th May 2022

Counting for Northern Ireland's Assembly Election is underway.

Votes are being counted at three centres - Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast, Ulster University in Jordanstown and Meadowbank Sports Arena in Magherafelt.

East Antrim is the first constituency to be fully declared on day one of the count.

What do we know so far?

Sinn Fein is on track to their best-ever performance in the Stormont Elections.

Sinn Fein vice-president Michelle O’Neill has been re-elected on the first count in Mid-Ulster, while DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson was also re-elected in Lagan Valley.

Alliance leader Naomi Long dedicated her re-election as an MLA for East Belfast to her father-in-law who recently died.

What’s are the results so far?

49 of 90 seats

Party Breakdown 👇

27 SEATS

Philip McGuigan
Declan Kearney
Danny Baker
Órlaithí Flynn
Aisling Reilly
Pat Sheehan
Gerry Kelly
Carál Ní Chuilín
Deirdre Hargey
Caoimhe Archibald
Jemma Dolan
Colm Gildernew
Aine Murphy
Padraig Delargy
Ciara Ferguson
Michelle O'Neill
Linda Dillon
Emma Sheerin
Conor Murphy
Cathal Boyle
Liz Kimmins
Sinead Ennis
Cathy Mason
John O'Dowd
Nicola Brogan
Maoliosa McHugh
Declan McAleer

24 SEATS

Jeffrey Donaldson
Gordon Lyons
Joanne Bunting
Paul Givan
Michelle McIlveen
Harry Harvey
David Hilditch
Edwin Poots
Pam Cameron
Trevor Clarke
Maurice Bradley
William Irwin
Keith Buchanan
Jonathan Buckley
Alan Robinson
Tom Buchanan
Diane Dodds

17 SEATS

Naomi Long
John Blair
Kellie Armstrong
Sorcha-Lucy Eastwood
Andrew Muir
Danny Donnelly
Stewart Dickson
David Honeyford
Paula Bradshaw
Kate Nicholl
Nick Matheson
Patricia O'Lynn
Patrick Brown
Peter McReynolds
Eoin Tennyson

9 SEATS

John Stewart
Robin Swann
Robbie Butler
Steve Aiken
Doug Beattie
Tom Elliot

8 SEATS

Mark Durkan
Matthew O'Toole
Justin McNulty
Daniel McCrossan
Patsy McGlone
Colin McGrath

4 SEATS

Alex Easton (IND)
Jim Allister (TUV)
Gerry Carroll (PBP)

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NI Election 2022: LIVE Results

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