Counting is now into the second day for the Northern Ireland council elections and some areas counting has been completed and we have a clearer picture of new councillors elected in each area.
We are bringing you all the latest updates from across all 11 count centres in Northern Ireland as 462 council seats are up for grabs. Counting began at 8am on Friday morning after voters cast their ballots on Thursday.
Sinn Fein's Gary McCleave was the first to be elected at Lisburn and Castlereagh Council, securing a seat in the Killultagh district electoral area (DEA). His election was swiftly followed by the DUP's Thomas Beckett and Claire Kemp of the Alliance in the same DEA.
