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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cornwall County Council Election Results 1973-2005" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ "Restormel Borough Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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