CREATE TABLE table_23863 ("Party" CLOB, "Seats Contested" FLOAT, "Seats Won" FLOAT, "No. of Votes" FLOAT, "% of Votes" CLOB, "% in Seats contested" CLOB, "Seats Forfeited" FLOAT, "2003 Seats" FLOAT)

How many seats are contested for independents?
SELECT "Seats Contested" FROM table_23863 WHERE "Party" = 'Independents'
SELECT "Seats Contested" FROM "table_23863" WHERE "Party" = 'Independents'