Mr Eastwood said the party faced a 'difficult context' as he referred to the potential for nationalist voters to rally behind Sinn Féin and 'punish' the DUP for its ongoing blockade of Stormont
The council elections on Thursday May 18 will see 462 seats contested over 11 councils in Northern Ireland.
"People are responding to the fact that we have fantastic candidates, a very diverse range of candidates, people who are embedded in their community and working hard for the community. "I know how important it is to have really good hard-working councillors who understand the issues on the ground. That's what we have. And I think that will pay off actually, next Thursday," he said.
The Stormont government is currently not functioning due to the DUP's blockade of the devolved institutions, which it is exercising in protest at post-Brexit trading arrangements.
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