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- ↑ Dale, Helen. "Dick Cole re-elected leader of Mebyon Kernow". Falmouth Packet (online edition). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ↑ Dick Cole, Media coverage and ...oops!, dated 20 August 2009 at mebyonkernow.blogspot.com
- 1 2 South West European Elections at ukpollingreport.co.uk
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- ↑ "Election results for St Enoder, 4 June 2009". democracy.cornwall.gov.uk. 4 June 2009.
- ↑ "BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | St Austell & Newquay". news.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ Cornwall, Mebyon Kernow-The Party for. "The result in St Austell and Newquay". www.mebyonkernow.org.
- ↑ Register of Interests for Dick Cole, published on Friday, 21 August 2009, online at cornwall.gov.uk
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