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- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1973. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 16.
- ↑ "Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre.
- ↑ "Local Elections Handbook 1973". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
