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A PAINFULLY slow election count in the Foyle constituency ended with Sinn Féin topping the poll while unionists slugged it out for the final seat.
Sinn Féin has won the largest number of seats in the Assembly election in what is a historic moment for the nationalist party. The final results were declared shortly after 1am on Sunday, with all 90 MLAs now elected. With the votes counted, Sinn...
Candidates could have been forgiven for being forlorn in the constituency even before counting had began.
Gary Middleton was the ninetieth MLA returned to the seventh Stormont Assembly when he was elected in the early hours of Sunday.
Vice President Michelle O'Neill said the victory 'ushers in a new era' for Northern Ireland