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- 1 2 3 Fotheringham, Ann (26 June 2024). "Late great activist's granddaughter in fight to win East Kilbride seat". Glasgow Times . Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ Stone, Barney (19 December 2019). "Meet the Councillor: "The Corbynistas are not very bright"". East London Lines. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ McCall, Chris (30 May 2023). "Jimmy Reid would be 'saddened' by polarisation of Scottish politics, says granddaughter Joani". Daily Record . Scotland. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ "Election 2024 > East Kilbride and Strathaven results". BBC News . Retrieved 5 July 2024.
