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- ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- ↑ "New Seat Details - Pendle and Clitheroe". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ↑ "Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson reselected by Conservatives". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ↑ "Jonathan Hinder chosen as Pendle and Clitheroe parliamentary candidate". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
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