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But something that has particularly benefited them this time around has been the situation not in local councils but up in stormont, the devolved government, where their rivals, the dup, the largest unionist party, have been blocking a return to power—sharing. they have been boycotting devolved government there because of the dup�*s opposition to the brexit arrangements, but that stalemate at stormont, that has left northern ireland without a government for a year, has, of course, frustrated many voters and many in nationalist communities have been energised to come out and vote. they have...

That has benefited sinn fein, seeing them pick up these seats. meanwhile, the dup�*s vote has largely held up. they will see that as a sign of support for their tough stance and their holding out on power—sharing at stormont. but also, the unionist vote has been somewhat splintered, some people breaking off, going to a harder line party, the tuv. so while the dup�*s vote has held up, conversely, their blocking of stormont has also energised nationalists and seen these wins for sinn fein today, which leaves them in a very strong position. some breaking news from itv, about phillip schofie...

It's becoming a familiar story on this island. a surge for sinn fein on an elections results day. this time last year, the party became the largest party in the devolved government at stormont. today, they repeated that in the local council elections, overtaking the dup. it was about a message of telling people what we were for. it was about electing hard working councillors. but for me it definitely was about positive leadership. it was about a restoration of the executive. it was about making politics work. and i'm very glad that that has resonated with the electorate and that they have come...

While the dup�*s vote largely held up, the unionist vote overall has splintered in recent years and they've paid a price. there's no getting away from the fact that unionism needs to take a long, hard look at how we manage elections. splintering of the unionist vote, the turnout, the differential in turnout between areas. these are issues that we do need to address and i'm happy to sit down with my fellow unionists and examine these issues. the dup�*s refusal to re—enter power—sharing at stormont was used by sinn fein as a campaigning tool and it appears to have worked. the sense that ...