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Will your seat be a Sinatra or a Kylie come the election?

Richard Moss | 17:42 UK time, Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Frank SinatraOur producer on the , Paul Ging, had a flash of genius last week.

He coined the phrase "Sinatra Seat" to describe the Tory target of Sunderland Central.

The logic - if the Conservatives "can make it there, they can make it anywhere."

Good isn't it.

But ever competitive, I've now felt compelled to try and top his moment of inspiration. It's not big and it's certainly not clever but here goes.

So far I've come up with the following:

A Kylie Seat - chances are pretty hopeless, ie Labour candidate says to friend: "I should be so lucky" to win in Penrith and the Border.

A Gaynor Seat - crucial to Gordon Brown these. "I will survive," he thinks, "if I win seats like ."

An Abba Seat - could be one of these. A seat that could win the Tories a parliamentary majority. The kind of seat where "The Winner Takes It All".

Sir Elton JohnAn Elton Seat - Increasingly rare. . The sitting MP is staying on. In fact, Ronnie Campbell insists "I'm Still Standing."

A Sam Cooke Seat - No sitting MP, and even the boundaries have been redrawn. "A change is gonna come," in .

A Snap Seat - A crucial one which could make or break the election. The Tories win and we can truly say to them "You've got the Power."

All right, I admit it's all getting a bit desperate (particularly that last one).

I know I should really be spending my time working out percentage swings and studying majorities, but 'll do anything to avoid proper work.

The challenge is though, can you come up with anything better?

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