An SDLP councillor retains his seat in Derry and Strabane following a recount, BBC understands.
The recount of votes in the Waterside district area follows a legal challenge by the Alliance PartyAn SDLP councillor has retained his seat in Derry and Strabane following a recount, it is understood.
In June, Alliance lodged a petition in the High Court, relating to the result of the Waterside area of Londonderry in May's council election.But following a count on Wednesday, it is understood Mr Reilly has held onto the seat by about 10 votes.In June, Alliance had questioned why its candidate was eliminated when there were still about 150 votes left to be transferred.
It was alerted to the potential error by John Cartwright, a self-confessed election enthusiast, and then the party lodged an election petition with the High Court. He said he was scanning through the election results when he noticed the issue and contacted candidates in the Waterside district electoral area to raise his concerns.The SDLP's Martin Reilly and Phillip McKinney of the Alliance Party shook hands before counting beganCounting got underway at 10:00 BST in the Foyle Arena on Wednesday, starting at stage seven of the count.
The Alliance Party lost its only two councillors on Derry City and Strabane District Council - Rachael Ferguson and Mr McKinney - in the election in May.
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