Euro elections – the contest in Northern Ireland

For many decades now the political scene in Northern Ireland has been distinctive within the UK, with major social and political divisions running on Catholic/republican versus Protestant/unionist lines, and a province-specific set of political parties. This separateness is certain to continue at this week’s European elections, when in addition Northern Ireland uses the Single transferable Vote (STV) election system to count votes and award its three seats. The Democratic Audit team show what happened last time, what could happen this time, and which candidates are standing