Some party members are unhappy about it.
(Image source: thejournal.ie)The Democratic Unionist Party had its first openly gay councillor, Allison Bennington, elected in Antrim and Newtownabbey.
The party's previously vetoed same sex marriage in Northern Ireland and insist their position hasn't changed.
But the selection has left some DUP veterans, like MLA Jim Wells, unhappy:
"I'm extremely concerned that the party has made such a fundamental change of direction, which is counter to the ethos, tradition and history of the party.
No one was consulted about this. This suddenly just happened, a vote from the blue.
There's many people from the party here concerned."
Counting of votes continues
Counting has resumed today to see who will fill the remaining seats on Northern Ireland's 11 local councils.
Some areas counted through the night to finish up, but in areas like Belfast and Omagh some wards are only getting started today.
As things stand, the DUP and Sinn Féin are holding their positions as the two largest parties.
The Ulster Unionists and SDLP both climbed back from a slow start yesterday to each claim dozens of seats.
SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, admits he lost some seats, but says he gained others as the electorate send a clear message:
"They want politicians to stop fighting with each other and they want solutions to the problems.
Those problems are about health and education, and Brexit and jobs. That's what people are concerned about.
Whilst they have views on all the controversial issues, they want politicians to get back to Stormont and do the job.
I think that's a very clear message from the selection."
