Rhondda East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Rhondda East
Borough constituency
Created: 1918
Abolished: 1974
Type: House of Commons

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 .

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Boundaries

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1918 David Watts Morgan Labour
1933 William Henry Mainwairing Labour
1959 Gwilym Elfed Davies Labour
1974 constituency abolished: see Rhondda

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1970: Rhondda East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwilym 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

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Rhondda East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwilym 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
General Election 1964: Rhondda East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwilym 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

[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Rhondda East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwilym 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
General Election 1955: Rhondda East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Henry Mainwairing 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
General Election 1951: Rhondda East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Henry Mainwairing 27,958 81.2 + 5.3
Conservative O. P. 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
General Election 1950: Rhondda East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Henry Mainwairing 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

[edit] Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Rhondda East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Henry Mainwairing 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

[edit] Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Rhondda East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Henry Mainwairing 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
Rhondda East by-election, 1933
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Henry Mainwairing 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
General Election 1931: Rhondda East
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

[edit] Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Rhondda East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.
General Election 1923: Rhondda East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General Election 1922: Rhondda East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Watts Morgan 17,146 55.0
National Liberal F. W. Heale 14,025 45.0
Majority 3,121 10.0
Turnout 80.9
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1910s

In the UK general election, 1918, David Watts Morgan was elected unopposed.

[edit] Sources

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