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- ↑ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ↑ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ↑ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage" . Retrieved 21 January 2022.