The biggest story of the election in Northern Ireland is one that no one saw coming.
The Fall of the House of Paisley.
The look on Ian Paisley's face said it all as the news began to filter out.
He stormed past security staff at the count centre in Magherafelt with a face like thunder.
A politician known for his love of the media spotlight refused to take questions.
In contrast Jim Allister, leader of the Traditional Unionist Voice, was all smiles and very keen to talk.
A former senior DUP member he appears to have dealt the party a mortal blow.
North Antrim was the party’s jewel in the crown, as one political commentator described in "a family heirloom".
Ian Paisley Snr first won the Westminster seat in 1970 and then his son replaced him. His majority was more than 12,000 and it was the DUP’s safest seat.
The party was viewed as under serious threat in East Belfast, Lagan Valley and South Antrim.
Party leader Gavin Robinson held off the challenge of Alliance Party leader Naomi Long in East Belfast.
But Alliance scored a spectacular success in Lagan Valley with Sorcha Eastwood taking the seat formerly held by former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson.
The DUP also lost South Antrim to Ulster Unionist and former Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann.
The party was also under pressure in other areas such as East Londonderry, which had been the DUP’s second safest seat with a majority of 9,600 in 2019.
Gregory Campbell was ultimately re-elected to become the longest serving MP in Northern Ireland, but saw his majority whittled away to less than 200 votes this time around.
Gavin Robinson’s victory in East Belfast prevented this becoming a rout of the DUP, but it has suffered huge damage.
In all the pre-election media commentary and analysis no-one factored in North Antrim as "a seat to watch" because the outcome was viewed as a certainty.
But not by Jim Allister. In his victory speech the TUV leader spoke of a "political earthquake."
His win ends 54 years of the Paisley dynasty in the constituency and has shaken the DUP to its core.
