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| Counting in by-election to begin | Counting in by-election to begin |
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| Vote counting is due to begin in the by-election to fill a vacant seat on Banbridge District Council. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| Political analysts are expected to focus on the performance of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) candidate Keith Harbinson. | |
| The party was formed in December by former DUP MEP Jim Allister. | |
| A result in the poll, which is in the Dromore ward, is expected by lunchtime. | |
| The seat is being defended by Ulster Unionist Carol Black. | The seat is being defended by Ulster Unionist Carol Black. |
| 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 is the first election the TUV has contested an election. |