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- ↑ Boothroyd, David Politico's Guide to the History of British Political Parties (2001), p. 207
- ↑ "February 1974 general election results". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ↑ Newham South by-election 1974 result Archived 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Hall-Carpenter Archives
- ↑ "1977 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "October 1974 general election results". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2010.