By 9.30pm on Friday, almost half of the 60 seats on the capital’s council had been filled. Sinn Fein appeared to be on course to hold their strength on the council. Alliance Party leader Naomi Long, left, with Nuala McAllister and Sam Nelson at Belfast City Hall as the results come in (Liam McBurney/PA)Alliance leader Naomi Long said she believes her party had performed well in Belfast. Left to right, Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill, Tina Black and Mary Lou McDonald at Belfast City Hall (Liam McBurney/PA). Her Sinn Fein colleague Geraldine McAteer was the first elected to the capital’s council in the Balmoral DEA.

Source: The Herald May 19, 2023 20:13 UTC