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Counting in by-election to begin UUP retains seat in by-election
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Vote counting has begun in the by-election to fill a vacant seat on Banbridge District Council. The UUP's Carol Black has won the Banbridge Council by-election.
Seven candidates are vying to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Ulster Unionist Tyrone Howe, the former Ulster and Ireland rugby player. The DUP had topped the poll with 1069 votes after the first count, but transfer votes helped the UUP retain the seat.
Political analysts are expected to focus on the performance of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) candidate Keith Harbinson. Traditional Unionist Voice candidate Keith Harbinson finished third, having received 739 first preference votes.
The party was formed in December by former DUP MEP Jim Allister. The seat was contested by seven candidates after the resignation of Ulster Unionist Tyrone Howe, a former Ulster and Ireland rugby player.
A result in the poll, which is in the Dromore ward, is expected by lunchtime. Just under 4,000 votes were cast, equating to a turnout of about 40%.
The seat is being defended by Ulster Unionist Carol Black. The other candidates were the Green Party's Helen Corry, John Drake of the SDLP, Sinn Fein's Paul Gribben and David Griffin of Alliance.
The other candidates are Paul Stewart of the DUP, the Green Party's Helen Corry, John Drake of the SDLP, Sinn Fein's Paul Gribben, David Griffin of Alliance. The by-election was the first election the Traditional Unionist Voice has contested an election.
The by-election is the first election the TUV has contested an election. The party was set up by former DUP MEP Jim Allister at the end of last year.