by Gillian McDade
The boxes are being opened as counting begins at the Seven Towers Leisure Centre in Ballymena.
Sinn Fein's dominance in Mid-Ulster will continue as Francie Molloy is set to top the poll.
It was once a stronghold for the DUP, but Sinn Fein has edged its way in.
In North Antrim, Ian Paisley Jnr will have a vice like grip on the constituency so there won't be any change here.
Survivors of 1992 UVF gun attack settle civil case
By Jonathan McCambridge (Press Association)
Mother and baby homes admissions in NI 2,000 higher than first estimated
By Claudia Savage (Press Association)
Parties raise further questions over latest Jeffrey Donaldson allegations
By Jonathan McCambridge (Press Association)
Police use of water cannon and baton rounds during riots ‘proportionate’
By Jonathan McCambridge (Press Association)
Lyra McKee verdict a ‘kick in the teeth’, says murdered journalist’s partner
By Claudia Savage (Press Association)
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