In the past, only one student has ever run for local office; he won a council seat.

"Then isn't it your job to take that Council seat and help them change the way they think?"

He lost his Council seat in 1998 after serving three terms.

"I can't believe someone could buy a Council seat without people finding out."

All seven council seats are open for election every two years.

The party had added 49 council seats to its 5,509 total across the country.

Despite this, he held his council seat as an independent in 2001 and 2005.

They increased their number of council seats to four in 1997.

The party lost a council seat in 2001 and saw its support reduced.

It also held three of 30 Council seats during this period.