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- ↑ "Councillor to resign seat in Dorset - after winning an election in Devon". Dorset Echo. 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ "Lib Dems hold seat in Dorset Council by-election". Dorset Echo. 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ "Area profile for Sherborne West - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
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- ↑ "Liberal Democrats hold Dorset ward in by election". Bournemouth Echo. 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sherborne West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
