Sentence examples for this key seat from inspiring English sources

Labor gained a swing of only 1.2%, falling 2.7% short of winning this key seat.

Perhaps when the results come in for this "key seat", that will be a question she won't have to bother with any more.

Matthew Smith, who had been due to stand in the key seat of Great Yarmouth, was sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work at Norwich Crown Court yesterday.

Recent polls show Brown maintains a comfortable lead on Mandel, but it's clear that Republicans see the senator as vulnerable and sense an opportunity to pick up the key seat in 2012.

But this explanation doesn't explain why one party was so much better at targeting the key seats and why this effect isn't systemically favouring one side over the other.

What are the key seats to look out for?

In the key seats that gave the Conservatives power – places such as Telford, Warwickshire North and Bolton West – the reality is that there simply is no significant ethnic minority vote that can be mobilised.

"I think that has given us a good rhythm, but Ed has also relished it too and we have made a good impact in terms of the key seats," adds Powell.

A new poll has shown mixed messages in the key seats in western Sydney and the NSW central coast, where voters believe Bill Shorten would make the better prime minister but the Coalition still has the lead.

"Generally, Corby has voted for the winning party and this is Labour winning back support in a key seat with the key demographics that we need to win support from to win a majority in the next general election.

The BBC exit poll suggested a bad night for Labour and this was confirmation the party was underperforming in a key seat.