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- ↑ 'The worst is yet to come for residents , November 2001, at gazetteandherald.co.uk
- 1 2 Guardians win their first seat on council [ permanent dead link ], from Wiltshire Gazette & Herald, 25 July 2002
- 1 2 Labour loses out after dead heat lottery draw, Thursday 8 May 2003, article online at gazetteandherald.co.uk
- 1 2 Devizes Guardians at electoralcommission.org.uk
- ↑ Kennet District Council Elections on Thursday 1 May 2003 Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine at politicsresources.net
- ↑ Kennet District Council election results – 3 May 2007 Archived 5 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine at wiltshire.gov.uk
- 1 2 Welcome to the web site of The Devizes Guardians at devizesguardians.com
- ↑ DEVIZES GUARDIANS Statement of Accounts for year ending 30 September 2007 at electoralcommission.org.uk
- ↑ Councillor by division Archived 25 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine at wiltshire.gov.uk
- 1 2 Unitary election results '09 Archived 11 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine at wiltshire.gov.uk
- ↑ Devizes Guardians wins Devizes and Roundway South, 5 June 2009, at gazetteandherald.co.uk
- ↑ Devizes Guardians win Devizes North seat 5 June 2009 at thisiswiltshire.co.uk
- ↑ Tories blame MP expenses row for Wiltshire Council defeat in Devizes, 8 June 2009, at thisiswiltshire.co.uk
- ↑ "Registration summary: Devizes Guardians". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
