A Castlereagh councillor has backed his party leader Clare Bailey after she lost her Stormont seat in a devastating election for the Greens.
Simon Lee says Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (LCCC) seats growth will be his focus for the Green party after a poor Assembly election in which he also failed to win a seat.
Mr Lee, who was eliminated after receiving only 647 votes in Lagan Valley, remains confident, however, of a Green future in his council constituency and across Northern Ireland.