SINN Fein has emerged as the dominant party in the new Derry and Strabane council after one of the most dramatic elections in recent history.
Last week's local government vote marked a historic development in Derry, the heartland of the SDLP, when Sinn Fein out-polled the party for the first time ever in the city.
The SDLP lost three seats including the party's long serving Claudy councillor, Brenda Stevenson.
The elections to the new super-council were marked by a huge rise in support for independent candidates, in particular high-profile dissident republican, Gary Donnelly.
A well-known member of the 32 County Sovereignty Movement, Mr Donnelly topped the poll in Derry's Moor ward and was returned on the first count.
His success is the first major move into the political process by a leading dissident republican and was welcomed as that by deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness.
There was also success for former Strabane IRSP member, Paul Gallagher, who was returned for the Sperrin ward. In 2011, Mr Gallagher came to within 0.6 of a vote of winning a seat.
However, in Thursday's poll he was returned on the ninth count after winning 977 first preference votes.
The Strabane man said the rise of the independents was clear evidence that people were unhappy with the mainstream parties.
"I had a solid vote based on the work I do and that vote came out for me. It is clear that people want change; they are fed up with the larger parties setting policies in Belfast and then trying to impose them in places like Strabane.
"Look at the recent decision by Dard to move 800 jobs to Limavady which should have come to Strabane. Strabane was right for the jobs and should have got them. People look at that and say they want change and that's what happened," Mr Gallagher said.
With voting completed on Saturday afternoon, Sinn Fein hold 16 seats, six more than the SDLP while the DUP came third with eight seats followed by the Ulster Unionists on two and four for independent candidates.
Earlier on Saturday, police were called when a brother of former SDLP leader, John Hume became involved in an altercation with the SDLP's Stra-bane councillor, Patsy Kelly.
The two men clashed during the count at Templemore sports complex in a row believed to have arisen from disagreements over the party's canvassing arrangements in Strabane.
Jim Hume - whose son-in-law, Patrick Leonard was an unsuccessful SDLP candidate - left the count centre when requested to do so.
Electorate: 102,469 Turnout: 54,317 (53.01%)
Spoiled vote: (2%)
BALLYARNETT (Quota: 1,099)
Sandra Duffy (SF) 1163 (15%) Angela Dobbins (SDLP) 1155 (15%) Tony Hassan (SF) 1092 (14%) Dermot Dee Quigley (Ind) 1037 (13.5 %) Elisha McCallion (SF)
985 (13%)
Brian Tierney (SDLP) 963 (12.5 %) Jimmy Carr (Ind)
605 (7.9%)
Colm O'Connor (SDLP) 551 (7.1 %) Danny McCloskey (All) 139 (2 %)
Elected Sandra Duffy (SF) 1st count Angela Dobbins (SDLP) 1st count Tony Hassan (SF) 2nd count Brian Tierney (SDLP) 5th count Dermot Dee Quigley (Ind) 6th count Elisha McCallion (SF) 6th count
WATERSIDE (Quota: 1,105)
Gerard Diver (SDLP) 1080 (12.2%) Christopher Jackson (SF) 1063 (12%) Mary Hamilton (UUP) 1046 (12%) Martin Reilly (SDLP) 884 (10 %)
Hilary McClintock (DUP) 811 (9.2 %) Bridget Meehan (SF) 656 (7.4%) Drew Thompson (DUP) 607 (6.9 %) David Ramsey (DUP) 553 (6.3 %) Niree McMorris (DUP) 528 (6%) Julia Kee (UUP) 455 (5.2 %) Kyle Thompson (UKIP) 287 (3.2 %) Nigel Gardiner (PUP) 274 (3.1%) Asta Kereviciene (All) 241 (2.7 %) David Malcolm (UKIP) 224 (2.5 %) Michael Carlin (Ind) 113 (1.3%)
Elected Gerard Diver (SDLP) 2nd count Mary Hamilton (UUP)
5th count Christopher Jackson (SF)
10th count Martin Reilly (SDLP)
10th count Hilary McClintock (DUP) 11th count David Ramsey (DUP) 11th count Drew Thompson (DUP) 11th count
SPERRIN (Quota: 1263)
Alan Bresland (DUP) 1177 (11.7%) Karina Carlin (SF) 1170 (11.6%) Paul Gallagher (Ind) 977 (9.7%) Rhonda Hamilton (DUP) 965 (9.6%) William Jamieson (UUP) 588 5.8%) Dan Kelly (SF) 1018 (10.1%) Patsy Kelly (SDLP) 817 (8.1%) Patrick Leonard (SDLP) 578 (5.7%)
Brian McMahon (SF) 968 (9.6%) Eugene McMenamin (Ind) 690 (6.8%) Liam Stewart (SDLP) 185 (1.8%) Diarmuid Ward (SF) 970 (9.6%)
Elected (7 seats)
Alan Bresland (DUP) 3rd count Rhonda Hamilton (DUP) 4th count Patsy Kelly (SDLP) 6th count Karina Carlin (SF) 8th count Paul Gallagher (Ind) 9th count Dan Kelly (SF) 9th count Brian McMahon (SF) 9th count
DERG (Quota: 1268)
Marie Ash (SDLP) 410 (5.4%) Derek Hussey (UUP) 1411 (18.6%) Thomas Kerrigan (DUP)
924 (12.2%)
Kieran McGuire (SF) 1072 (14.1 %) Maolíosa McHugh (SF) 1055(13.9%) Ruairi McHugh (SF) 1102 (14.5%) Jim McIntyre (SDLP) 416 ( 5.5 %) Robert Oliver (TUV) 521 (6.9%) Sharon Smith (DUP) 693 (9.1%)
Elected Derek Hussey (UUP) 1st count Thomas Kerrigan (DUP)
4th count Maoliosa McHugh (SF) 5th count Ruairi McHugh (SF) 5th count
Kieran McGuire (SF) 5th count
FAUGHAN (Quota: 1054)
Geoff Cruickshank (UKIP) 185 (2.9%) Maurice Devenney (DUP) 936 (14.8%) Paul Fleming (SF) 895 (14.2%) Gus Hastings (SDLP) 492 (7.8%) David Hawthorne (All) 336 (5.3%) Paul Hughes (Ind) 501 (7.9 %) Michael McCrossan (SF) 358 (5.7%) Ronnie McKeegan (UUP)
555 (8.8 %)
Jim McKeever (SDLP) 493 (7.8%) Gary Middleton (DUP) 1077 (17%) Brenda Stevenson (SDLP) 490 (7.8%)
Elected Gary Middleton (DUP) 1st count Maurice Devenney (DUP) 4th count Paul Fleming (SF) 5th count Jim McKeever (SDLP) 9th count Gus Hastings (SDLP) 9th count
FOYLESIDE (Quota; 1062)
John Boyle (SDLP) 1132 (17.3%) Daniel Comer (ALL) 137 (2.1%) Mickey Cooper (SF) 801 (12.3%) Shauna Cusack (SDLP) 740 (11.3%) Rory Farrell (SDLP) 743 (11.4%)
Sha Gillespie (People before Profit) 232 (3.5%) Eric McGinley (SF) 791 (12.1%) Barney O'Hagan (SF) 701 (10.7%) Darren O'Reilly (Ind) 1091 (16.7%)
Elected John Boyle (SDLP) 1st count Darren O'Reilly (Ind) 1st count Eric McGinley (SF) 4th count Michael Cooper (SF) 4th count Shauna Cussack (SDLP) 5th count
THE MOOR (Quota: 1143)
Kevin Campbell (SF) 1104 (16.1%) Sean Carr (SDLP) 841 (12.3 %) Gary Donnelly (Ind) 1154 (16.8 %) Emmett Doyle (SDLP) 676 (9.9 %) Liam Friel (SF) 654 (9.5 %) Dermot Henderson (SDLP) 542 (7.9%) Colly Kelly (SF) 775 (11.3%) Patricia Logue (SF) 997 (14.5%) Patrick Mellon (SF) 113 (1.6 %)
Elected Gary Donnelly (Ind) 1st count Kevin Campbell (SF) 3rd count Patricia Logue (SF) 5th count Colly Kelly (SF) 5th count Sean Carr (SDLP) 6th count
PICTURE:
Margaret McLaughlin