They are only council seats
there are thousands of them. It only becomes a problem if they actually controlled a council, and even then, there isn't much they could do.

But as a direct answer, they hold that many seats because there are a lot of very, very fucking stupid people in the electorate.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 12:59, archived)

*dribbles*
Wot?
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 13:01, archived)