Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill hails 'momentous' election results and calls for DUP to return to powersharing Ms O’Neill said the boycott of the Stormont Assembly by the DUP “cannot go on”. Belfast Live · May 20, 2023
Sinn Fein emerges as largest party at end of marathon council elections count The final of 462 council seats across Northern Ireland was filled shortly after midnight on Sunday. The Independent UK · May 20, 2023
Northern Ireland Local Election results in full - every councillor elected across 11 councils All the results are in following the local council elections in Northern Ireland Belfast Live · May 20, 2023
NI council election results for Belfast City Council - your new councillors Two party leaders lost their seats while Sinn Féin strengthened its position as the largest party Belfast Live · May 20, 2023
Sinn Fein’s Northern Ireland election success adds to pressure on DUP Sinn Fein has become the biggest party in Northern Ireland’s local government for the first time ever, a historic victory that will heap pressure on the Democratic Unionist Party to end its Brexit-linked boycott of the region’s power-sharing government. Tribune News Service · May 20, 2023
Sinn Fein again sweep past unionists in N Ireland vote Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein is set to take the most seats in Northern Ireland's local elections, in a political milestone. The New Daily · May 20, 2023
NI council elections 2023: Sinn Fein becomes largest party in Northern Ireland local government The counting across 11 council areas in Northern Ireland is nearing completion Evening Standard · May 20, 2023
NI election results for Causeway Coast and Glens in full 40 councillors have been elected Belfast Live · May 20, 2023
Sinn Fein sweep past unionist rivals again in N. Ireland local elections Irish nationalists Sinn Fein followed up last year's historic Northern Ireland Assembly victory by overtaking their unionist rivals by a wide margin in council elections on Saturday to become the biggest party at local level for the first time. Reuters · May 20, 2023
NI council elections 2023: Full list of elected councillors in Newry, Mourne and Down The count went on to 7am on Friday morning and into Saturday night Belfast Live · May 20, 2023
O’Neill hails ‘momentous’ result as party becomes largest in local government The counting across 11 council areas in Northern Ireland is nearing completion. The Independent UK · May 20, 2023
NI Council Elections: Full list of candidates elected in Ards and North Down Both the DUP and Alliance were seeking gains in this constituency but in the end, it finished up pretty stable Belfast Live · May 20, 2023
NI election results for Derry City and Strabane in full Several historic firsts in 2023 election in Derry and Strabane Belfast Live · May 20, 2023
Antrim and Newtownabbey NI Council Election results in full Voter turnout was up 1.85 percent on 2019 Belfast Live · May 20, 2023
Belfast Live · May 20, 2023 NI election results for Fermanagh and Omagh as Sinn Féin take majority Alliance gained a first ever seat in Co Fermanagh
Belfast Live · May 20, 2023 NI Council election results for Mid and East Antrim in full 40 councillors have now been elected across the seven DEAs
The Independent UK · May 20, 2023 Call for ‘greater co-operation’ to maximise unionist vote in elections Leaders have raised concerns about the number of unionists who are not voting.
The Independent UK · May 20, 2023 Sir Jeffrey Donaldson confident of ‘further progress’ on protocol He said the DUP has polled well in the local government elections giving them a mandate for their stance on Stormont.
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2023 Sinn Féin becomes biggest party in local government in Northern Ireland Nationalist party made sweeping gains including unprecedented breakthroughs in Down and Antrim
The Independent UK · May 20, 2023 Council election results overshadowed by question of when Stormont will return Sinn Fein is on course to replicate its success in last year’s Assembly elections, and become the largest party at council level.
Evening Standard · May 20, 2023 Sinn Fein remains on course to be largest party in Northern Ireland councils Counting continues to fill 462 seats across 11 council areas.
Belfast Live · May 20, 2023 Election results - SDLP and UUP fall away in ABC Council area The count concluded on Saturday for NI's second-largest council area.
Belfast Live · May 20, 2023 NI Council Election: Mid Ulster results in full "I'm really grateful for every single voter that came out and voted for Sinn Fein," said Michelle O'Neill
The Independent UK · May 20, 2023 O’Neill hails ‘momentous’ result as party set to become largest in councils Counting continues to fill 462 seats across 11 council areas.
The National (Scotland) · May 20, 2023 Counting resumes in Northern Ireland local elections as Sinn Fein storms ahead COUNTING has resumed in the Northern Ireland council elections with Sinn Fein remaining on course to become the largest party in local government.