sentences:  The DUP remained the largest party in the Assembly, making significant gains from the UUP.Sinn Féin made gains from the SDLP and was the largest party among the Nationalists.The only other Assembly Party to make gains was the liberal Alliance Party (winning seven seats, a gain of one), while the Progressive Unionist Party and independent health campaigner Dr Kieran Deeny retained their single seats, and were joined by the Green Party, which won its first Assembly seat, and increased its first preference votes fourfold from 2003.