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- ↑ The Times House of Commons 1951. 1951. p. 190.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Kelvingrove Vote Today". The Glasgow Herald. 13 March 1958. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ↑ "1958 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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