NI local elections could influence Stormont stalemate
by Rory Carroll from on (#6BSGE)
Election will fill 462 seats in Northern Ireland's 11 councils and shape battle lines between parties
Voters in Northern Ireland are to cast ballots in a local election after a low-key campaign that became a proxy referendum on the region's political stalemate.
Thursday's election will fill 462 seats in all of Northern Ireland's 11 councils and shape battle lines between and within parties over the fate of the Stormont assembly and executive, which have been paralysed for a year.
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