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*[[F. W. S. Craig]], ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949'' |
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Rhondda East was a parliamentary constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons to the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1974. Along with Rhondda West it was formed by dividing the old Rhondda constituency .
History
Rhondda East was for a time a heartland of the Communist Party of Great Britain, who formed the main opposition on the Council. For a time, Annie Powell was the only Communist mayor in Britain. Harry Pollitt, General Secretary of the CPGB, narrowly failed to win the seat in 1945.
Boundaries
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Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1918 | David Watts-Morgan | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1933 | William Mainwaring | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1959 | Elfed Davies | Labour |
1974 | constituency abolished: see Rhondda |
Election results
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elfed Davies | 19,602 | 68.7 | − 8.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | G. P. James | 6,931 | 24.3 | + 16.7 | |
Conservative | R. C. Mullett | 1,359 | 4.8 | − 1.9 | |
Communist | A. Jones | 659 | 2.3 | − 6.1 | |
Majority | 12,671 | 44.4 | − 24.6 | ||
Turnout | 77.4 | − 1.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elfed Davies | 21,567 | 77.4 | + 2.3 | |
Communist | Annie Powell | 2,349 | 8.4 | − 3.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | G. P. James | 2,088 | 7.5 | − 0.7 | |
Conservative | W. K. R. Ricketts | 1,857 | 6.7 | − 2.2 | |
Majority | 19,218 | 69.0 | + 9.5 | ||
Turnout | 78.5 | − 1.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Elfed Davies | 20,510 | 71.2 | + 6.0 | |
Communist | Annie Powell | 3,385 | 11.8 | − 2.7 | |
Conservative | D. C. Purnell | 2,548 | 8.9 | − 2.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | G. P. James | 2,361 | 8.2 | − 0.6 | |
Majority | 17,125 | 59.5 | + 8.8 | ||
Turnout | 79.5 | − 3.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elfed Davies | 20,565 | 65.2 | − 7.4 | |
Communist | Annie Powell | 4,580 | 14.5 | − 0.6 | |
Conservative | D. H. Peace | 3,629 | 11.5 | − 0.8 | |
Plaid Cymru | N. Williams | 2,776 | 8.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 15,985 | 50.7 | − 6.8 | ||
Turnout | 83.2 | − 2.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Mainwaring | 21,859 | 72.6 | − 8.6 | |
Communist | Annie Powell | 4,544 | 15.1 | + 6.5 | |
Conservative | H. R. Rowlands | 3,711 | 12.3 | − 2.0 | |
Majority | 17,315 | 57.5 | − 13.5 | ||
Turnout | 85.5 | − 8.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Mainwaring | 27,958 | 81.2 | + 5.3 | |
Conservative | Oliver Stuchbury | 3,522 | 10.3 | + 2.8 | |
Communist | Idris Cox | 2,948 | 8.6 | − 4.1 | |
Majority | 24,436 | 71.0 | + 7.8 | ||
Turnout | 85.5 | − 2.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Mainwaring | 26,645 | 75.9 | + 26.5 | |
Communist | Harry Pollitt | 4,463 | 12.7 | − 32.8 | |
Conservative | G. Nicholls | 2,634 | 7.5 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | D. Davies | 1,357 | 3.9 | − 2.2 | |
Majority | 22,182 | 63.2 | + 60.3 | ||
Turnout | 87.5 | + 4.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Mainwaring | 16,733 | 48.4 | − 13.4 | |
Communist | Harry Pollitt | 15,761 | 45.5 | + 7.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | J. K. Davies | 2,123 | 6.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 972 | 2.9 | − 20.7 | ||
Turnout | 82.8 | + 2.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Mainwaring | 22,088 | 61.8 | −6.3 | |
Communist | Harry Pollitt | 13,655 | 38.2 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 8,433 | 23.6 | |||
Turnout | 80.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Mainwaring | 14,127 | 42.6 | −25.5 | |
Communist | Arthur Horner | 11,228 | 33.8 | +1.9 | |
Liberal | W. D. Thomas | 7,851 | 23.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,899 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 74.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watts-Morgan | 22,086 | 68.1 | ||
Communist | Arthur Horner | 10,359 | 31.9 | ||
Majority | 11,727 | 36.2 | |||
Turnout | 32,445 | 73.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Watts-Morgan | 19,010 | 50.2 | ||
Liberal | R. D. Chalke | 10,269 | 27.0 | ||
Communist | Arthur Horner | 5,789 | 15.2 | ||
Conservative | J. F. Powell | 2,901 | 7.6 | ||
Majority | 8,741 | 23.2 | |||
Turnout | 84.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
- In the UK general election, 1924, David Watts Morgan was elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Watts-Morgan | 21,338 | 71.9 | ||
Conservative | A. J. Orchard | 8,346 | 28.1 | ||
Majority | 12,992 | 43.8 | |||
Turnout | 74.6 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watts-Morgan | 17,146 | 55.0 | ||
National Liberal Party (UK) | F. W. Heale | 14,025 | 45.0 | ||
Majority | 3,121 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 80.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1910s
- In the 1918 general election, David Watts Morgan was elected unopposed.
See also
Sources
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page (Complete list of MPs)
- http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ (Election results from 1951 to the present)
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 - 1970