seats

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Reform has 15 seats on the council, Labour has 11, the Conservatives have nine and the Green Party has three.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

That left 60 potentially competitive seats, 44 of which were either likely going to or leaning toward one party and 16 toss-ups.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

DSA could potentially hold six council seats after the June 2 primary and Nov. 3 general elections.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The Socialists won just 28 seats in the 109-seat regional parliament of the southern region on Sunday, its worst-ever result in a regional election in Andalusia.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

We sat now, waiting for 9:30, tense and upright in the high-backed wooden chairs, avoiding as if by a kind of premonition the cushioned and comfortable seats.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom