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References
- ↑ "Election Results in West Wales". South Wales Evening Post. 2 April 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ↑ "New County Areas. Seven Districts for Carmarthenshire. Important Proposals. Whitland to be Merged". Welshman. 18 March 1932. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ↑ "Urban and Rural Elections". South Wales Evening Post. 19 March 1935. p. 6. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
