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- ↑ Robert Ford and Matthew Goodwin, Revolt on the Right, p30 and p56. Routledge (2014)
- ↑ politicsresources.net, UK General Election, 1997: Party Vote and Lost deposits
- ↑ politicsresources.net, UK Members of Parliament, 1997-2001 (index)
- ↑ politicsresources.net, Kensington & Chelsea