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- ↑ House of Commons, Votes and Proceedings, Tuesday 9 July 2024.
- ↑ "Melksham & Devizes | General Election 2024". Sky News . Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ Baker, John (15 May 2023). "Chippenham MP to fight Melksham & Devizes seat at general election". Wiltshire Times . Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ↑ "Wiltshire North parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ↑ Whitworth, Damian (5 July 2024). "How flooding could decide election in true-blue Melksham & Devizes". The Times. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ "Cllr Dr Brian Mathew MP". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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