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- ↑ "Elected Mayor of Copeland, Mike Starkie". Copeland Borough Council.
- ↑ "Thousands of ballot papers rejected in Copeland mayor election". itv News. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ↑ "Independent Mayor Mike Starkie joins Conservatives". Whitehaven News.
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- ↑ "Copeland Mayoral - Thursday, 2nd May, 2019". Copeland.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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