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Blows for Nichola Mallon (SDLP) in North Belfast, Mervyn Storey (DUP) in North Antrim and Green Party leader Clare Bailey in South Belfast

Jim Allister will remain sole TUV voice at Stormont

The SDLP has suffered big losses in this year's election and lost some high-profile MLA's, including its deputy leader Nichola Mallon.

Earlier on Saturday, the former North Belfast MLA, who held the post of Infrastructure Minister, said: "It has been a privilege to serve the people of North Belfast as a Councillor and then a MLA for the past 12 years."

There are big wins for Alliance in the fight for the fifth seat across Northern Ireland, as counting is concluding in the Assembly election.