An Alliance surge has placed the party as the second largest in Lisburn and Castlereagh (LCCC) with 13 seats from 40 as an election count of shock results were completed in just one day.
An average turnout of 51% percent across the board saw Alliance increase its seats from nine at the last election with the UUP reduced from 11 to five and the SDLP at a status quo of two elected seats, though co-opted former Green Simon Lee was eliminated.
Other significant winners on the night saw Cllr Gary McCleave top the polls (1,958 first ballot) as Sinn Fein doubled its seats to four from 2019, when it took its very first seats in the district.
