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- ↑ "Coventry City Council Online [Archive]". 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ↑ "BBC News Vote 2002 Local Elections". BBC News. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ↑ "Leader of Coventry Conservatives named as future Lord Mayor".
- ↑ https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Coventry-1973-2012.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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