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- ↑ "UNIONIST CANDIDATE PLEDGE. Last Words in Well-Fought Campaign TO ELECTORS". The Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1981. p. 5. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ↑ "1958 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 "CONSERVATIVE SUCCESS. Labour Foot of the Poll". The Glasgow Herald. 17 June 1981. p. 7. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ↑ The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1959. London: The Times Office. 1959. p. 203.
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