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- 1 2 Who's who in European Politics (1982, p. 406)
- ↑ The Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland Elections
- ↑ South Antrim 1973–82, Northern Ireland Elections
- ↑ South Antrim 1983–1992, Northern Ireland Elections
- ↑ Sydney Elliott and William D. Flackes, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory, 1968–1999
- ↑ Local Government Elections 1985 – 1989: Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland Elections
- ↑ Newtownabbey Borough Council Elections 1993–2005, Northern Ireland Elections