The counting of votes has began following elections to the Stormont Assembly. All ninety seats within the meeting are up for grabs with five Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) being elected in every of the 18 constituencies. The primary of the ninety MLAs are expected to be returned by Friday afternoon however the counting is about to proceed into the early hours of Saturday. Votes are being counted at three centres - Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast, Ulster University in Jordanstown and Meadowbank Sports Arena in Magherafelt. You'll be able to observe all the outcomes as they are available in on the BBC News NI webpage, which can characteristic a dwell page, stage-by-stage outcomes and reside streams, in addition to on our Twitter web page, exterior. You may follow online rolling protection on the BBC Northern Ireland particular election dwell web page from 11:30, overlaying each twist and turn throughout the day, in addition to as the newest analysis and reaction from the count centres. You'll also be able to see the full results constituency by constituency, with breakdowns of each single vote for each candidate stage-by-stage. And we'll be back on Saturday to do it all again, as we size up what an enormous couple of days for politics in Northern Ireland. So take a look at the BBC News NI website or the BBC News app to make sure you do not miss a factor. BBC One Northern Ireland will air an election particular from 12:15 on Friday 6 May to convey you every end result, with instantaneous response and interviews from occasion leaders and profitable candidates. Host Mark Carruthers will be joined in the studio by political editor Enda McClafferty and BBC Newsline reporter Sara Girvan, while information correspondent Mark Simpson may have the most recent graphics. BBC Radio Ulster's election special begins at 12:15 on Friday, hosted by Chris Buckler and Sarah Brett. It'll even be streamed on the web site and you'll be able to pay attention and watch the studio for the very first time. William Crawley, Joel Taggart and Catherine Morrison will likely be live from the three rely centres along with political pundits and experts to carry you the very latest info and analysis. William Crawley and Sarah Brett will proceed the coverage from 10:00 on Saturday, with a special hour-long roundup following at 12:00 on Sunday eight May with Chris Buckler. On BBC Radio Foyle, protection begins at 13:00 introduced by Elaine McGee, Richard O'Reilly and David Hunter. You'll be able to comply with all the most recent results, news and up-to-the-minute analysis from our election groups on Twitter, exterior and on Facebook, external. Push alerts can be sent directly to your smartphone by signing up under. Tap here to receive the alerts. This characteristic is only available to UK app customers. You may download the most recent variations of the BBC News app here on the Android Play Store, exterior or here on the iOS App Store, exterior.