Who are Sinn Féin and what do they stand for?
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald and Vice President Michelle O'Neill arrive at the count in Belfast's Titanic Exhibition Centre
Since the 1980s its electoral strength has grown and in 2003 it overtook the SDLP to become the biggest nationalist party in Northern Ireland. Mary Lou McDonald has been the party's president since February 2018 when she took over from Gerry Adams. She is a TD in the Republic of Ireland.
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