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- ↑ O’Connor-Dennie, Hopeton (25 June 2020). "Central Manchester Seat A Battle Ground?". Vision Newspaper. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Political Tsunami turns Jamaica green with massive JLP victory" . Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ BlackFacts.com. "Bunting defends performance in Manchester Central but JLP's Crawford not impressed". Blackfacts.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
