Rhondda East (UK Parliament constituency)
Rhondda East | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1974 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Rhondda |
Created from | Rhondda |
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.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1918 | David Watts-Morgan | Labour | |
1933 by-election | William Mainwaring | Labour | |
1959 | Elfed Davies | Labour | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished: see Rhondda |
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
- In the 1918 general election, David Watts-Morgan was elected unopposed.
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watts-Morgan | 17,146 | 55.0 | ||
National Liberal | Frederick William Heale | 14,025 | 45.0 | ||
Majority | 3,121 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 80.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watts-Morgan | 21,338 | 71.9 | +16.9 | |
Unionist | Alfred John Orchard | 8,346 | 28.1 | n/a | |
Majority | 12,992 | 43.8 | +33.8 | ||
Turnout | 74.6 | −6.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | n/a | |||
- In the United Kingdom general election, 1924, David Watts-Morgan was elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watts Morgan | 19,010 | 50.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | Richard David Chalke | 10,269 | 27.0 | N/A | |
Communist | Arthur Lewis Horner | 5,789 | 15.2 | N/A | |
Unionist | John Francis Powell | 2,901 | 7.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,741 | 23.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 84.7 | N/A | |||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watts-Morgan | 22,086 | 68.1 | +17.9 | |
Communist | Arthur Horner | 10,359 | 31.9 | +16.7 | |
Majority | 11,727 | 36.2 | |||
Turnout | 32,445 | 73.7 | |||
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 | William D. Thomas | 7,851 | 23.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,899 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 74.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Henry Mainwaring | 16,733 | 48.4 | −13.4 | |
Communist | Harry Pollitt | 15,761 | 45.5 | +7.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | James Kitchener Davies | 2,123 | 6.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 972 | 2.9 | −20.7 | ||
Turnout | 82.8 | +2.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | −10.3 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Mainwaring | 26,645 | 75.9 | +26.5 | |
Communist | Harry Pollitt | 4,463 | 12.7 | −32.8 | |
Conservative | George Nicholls | 2,634 | 7.5 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | David Davies | 1,357 | 3.9 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 22,182 | 63.2 | +60.3 | ||
Turnout | 87.5 | +4.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Mainwaring | 27,958 | 81.2 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Oliver Stutchbury | 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 | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 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 | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
Sources
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 3)
- 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
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