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Counting is under way in the Northern Ireland local government elections.The elections use the single transferable vote system where voters rank candidates in order of preference.Some 462 council seats are being contested at this year's election.
Sinn Fein leader Michelle O'Neill said the election was an opportunity for voters to re-affirm last year's assembly election, while DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson asked unionist voters to unite behind the party to "get back to winning ways". The republican party will be hoping to replicate that result following the count on Friday and Saturday.The DUP is currently the largest party in local government with 122 councillors, and ran 152 candidates.
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