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RALEIGH -- North Carolina's largest cities and surrounding towns are poised to get a big dose of political capitol in 2011, when the General Assembly redraws boundaries of the state’s House and Senate districts based on census figures.

A new University of North Carolina study says the state's population will have grown by 19 percent between 2000 and 2010, an increase of more than 9.5 million people.

That growth would increase House representation for Wake County from nine to 11 seats and would add one to the Senate for a total of five. Mecklenburg County would add at least one House seat as well.

Significant gains are also expected in five counties bordering the two cities -- Cabarrus, Chatham, Franklin, Harnett and Iredell.

The analysis projected that some Triad counties could have trouble retaining their current seats while some along the North Carolina coast, like Brunswick and Pender, may increase influence.