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Recount call as DUP tops election | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Sinn Féin have asked for a recount after the Democratic Unionist Party topped the poll in the Enniskillen council by-election. | |
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster received 1,925 first preference votes, putting her ahead of the Sinn Féin's Debbie Coyle, who got 1,815. | |
The Ulster Unionist Party's Basil Johnston received 1,436 votes and the SDLP's Rosemary Flanagan got 739. | |
The turnout was 50% with about 12,000 people eligible to vote. | |
Alliance Party candidate Dr Kumar Kamble polled 231 votes with the independent Karen McHugh receiving 158 votes. | |
The contest followed the death of the DUP's Joe Dodds - father of the party's deputy leader Nigel. | |
Counting got under way at about 0900 BST, with the result expected to be announced at Enniskillen Town Hall at some time after 1200 BST. | Counting got under way at about 0900 BST, with the result expected to be announced at Enniskillen Town Hall at some time after 1200 BST. |