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A History of the County of Oxford
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Witney's broadly liberal politics: in the county elections of 1831 only 23 per cent of electors voted for the … would be to blame if the town incurred huge expense. 426 Elections to the board and later to the urban district … aspects of town life, were sometimes acrimonious. During elections in 1871 the blanket-manufacturer William Smith was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… whether direct or indirect ratepayers, could vote, 102 and elections were sometimes contentious. 103 The board's initial … Assoc. website (2003). For town politics in county elections, above, intro. (social and political life). …