Rhondda East (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Rhondda East
Type = Borough
Year = 1918
Abolition = 1974
members = one

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

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Elfed Davies
votes = 19,602
percentage = 68.7
change = - 8.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = G. P. James
votes = 6,931
percentage = 24.3
change = + 16.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. C. Mullett
votes = 1,359
percentage = 4.8
change = - 1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = A. Jones
votes = 659
percentage = 2.3
change = - 6.1Election box majority
votes = 12,671
percentage = 44.4
change = - 24.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 77.4
change = - 1.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1960s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Elfed Davies
votes = 21,567
percentage = 77.4
change = + 2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = Annie Powell
votes = 2,349
percentage = 8.4
change = - 3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = G. P. James
votes = 2,088
percentage = 7.5
change = - 0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W. K. R. Ricketts
votes = 1,857
percentage = 6.7
change = - 2.2Election box majority
votes = 19,218
percentage = 69.0
change = + 9.5Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 78.5
change = - 1.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Elfed Davies
votes = 20,510
percentage = 71.2
change = + 6.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = Annie Powell
votes = 3,385
percentage = 11.8
change = - 2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D. C. Purnell
votes = 2,548
percentage = 8.9
change = - 2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = G. P. James
votes = 2,361
percentage = 8.2
change = - 0.6Election box majority
votes = 17,125
percentage = 59.5
change = + 8.8Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 79.5
change = - 3.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1950s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Elfed Davies
votes = 20,565
percentage = 65.2
change = - 7.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = Annie Powell
votes = 4,580
percentage = 14.5
change = - 0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D. H. Peace
votes = 3,629
percentage = 11.5
change = - 0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = N. Williams
votes = 2,776
percentage = 8.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 15,985
percentage = 50.7
change = - 6.8Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 83.2
change = - 2.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Mainwaring
votes = 21,859
percentage = 72.6
change = - 8.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = Annie Powell
votes = 4,544
percentage = 15.1
change = + 6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = H. R. Rowlands
votes = 3,711
percentage = 12.3
change = - 2.0Election box majority
votes = 17,315
percentage = 57.5
change = - 13.5Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 85.5
change = - 8.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Mainwaring
votes = 27,958
percentage = 81.2
change = + 5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Oliver Stuchbury
votes = 3,522
percentage = 10.3
change = + 2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = Idris Cox
votes = 2,948
percentage = 8.6
change = - 4.1Election box majority
votes = 24,436
percentage = 71.0
change = + 7.8Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 85.5
change = - 2.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Mainwaring
votes = 26,645
percentage = 75.9
change = + 26.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = Harry Pollitt
votes = 4,463
percentage = 12.7
change = - 32.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G. Nicholls
votes = 2,634
percentage = 7.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = D. Davies
votes = 1,357
percentage = 3.9
change = - 2.2Election box majority
votes = 22,182
percentage = 63.2
change = + 60.3Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 87.5
change = + 4.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1940s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Mainwaring
votes = 16,733
percentage = 48.4
change = - 13.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = Harry Pollitt
votes = 15,761
percentage = 45.5
change = + 7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = J. K. Davies
votes = 2,123
percentage = 6.1
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 972
percentage = 2.9
change = - 20.7Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 82.8
change = + 2.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1930s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Mainwaring
votes = 22,088
percentage = 61.8
change = -6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = Harry Pollitt
votes = 13,655
percentage = 38.2
change = +6.3Election box majority
votes = 8,433
percentage = 23.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 80.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Mainwaring
votes = 14,127
percentage = 42.6
change = -25.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = Arthur Horner
votes = 11,228
percentage = 33.8
change = +1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = W. D. Thomas
votes = 7,851
percentage = 23.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,899
percentage = 8.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Watts-Morgan
votes = 22,086
percentage = 68.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = Arthur Horner
votes = 10,359
percentage = 31.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 11,727
percentage = 36.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 32,445
percentage = 73.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1920s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Watts-Morgan
votes = 19,010
percentage = 50.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = R. D. Chalke
votes = 10,269
percentage = 27.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = Arthur Horner
votes = 5,789
percentage = 15.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. F. Powell
votes = 2,901
percentage = 7.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 8,741
percentage = 23.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 84.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

:In the UK general election, 1924, David Watts Morgan was elected unopposed.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Watts-Morgan
votes = 21,338
percentage = 71.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = A. J. Orchard
votes = 8,346
percentage = 28.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 12,992
percentage = 43.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Watts-Morgan
votes = 17,146
percentage = 55.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = F. W. Heale
votes = 14,025
percentage = 45.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,121
percentage = 10.0
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 80.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1910s

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

See also

* Rhondda East by-election, 1933

ources

* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/hcommons3.htm 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"