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- ↑ "Ogwr Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ "The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 2 March 1988. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ "Mid Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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