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- ↑ "The Torfaen (Communities) Order 1985" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 1 February 1985. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ↑ "Gwent County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 15 September 2019.