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- ↑ "The Mayoralty in Ipswich". www.ipswich.gov.uk. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ↑ "Mayors of Ipswich | Ipswich Borough Council". www.ipswich.gov.uk. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 29 August 2020.