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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1974 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rhondda East was a parliamentary constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1974. Along with Rhondda West it was formed by dividing the old Rhondda constituency.
Rhondda East | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1974 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Rhondda and South Glamorganshire |
Replaced by | Rhondda |
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.
1918–1949: The Urban District of Rhondda seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth wards, and part of the sixth.
1950–1974: The Urban District of Rhondda seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh wards, and part of the sixth.[1]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1918 | David Watts-Morgan | Labour | |
1933 by-election | William Mainwaring | Labour | |
1959 | Elfed Davies | Labour | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished: see Rhondda |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watts-Morgan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watts-Morgan | 17,146 | 55.0 | N/A | |
National Liberal | Frederick William Heale | 14,025 | 45.0 | New | |
Majority | 3,121 | 10.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,171 | 80.9 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watts-Morgan | 21,338 | 71.9 | +16.9 | |
Unionist | Alfred John Orchard | 8,346 | 28.1 | New | |
Majority | 12,992 | 43.8 | +33.8 | ||
Turnout | 29,684 | 74.6 | −6.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watts-Morgan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watts Morgan | 19,010 | 50.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | Richard David Chalke | 10,269 | 27.0 | New | |
Communist | Arthur Horner | 5,789 | 15.2 | New | |
Unionist | John Francis Powell | 2,901 | 7.6 | New | |
Majority | 8,741 | 23.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,969 | 84.7 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
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 | +13.0 | ||
Turnout | 32,445 | 73.7 | −11.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Mainwaring | 14,127 | 42.5 | −25.6 | |
Communist | Arthur Horner | 11,228 | 33.8 | +1.9 | |
Liberal | William Thomas | 7,851 | 23.6 | New | |
Majority | 2,899 | 8.7 | −27.5 | ||
Turnout | 33,206 | 74.9 | +1.2 | ||
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 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 35,743 | 80.8 | +6.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William 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 | New | |
Majority | 972 | 2.9 | −20.7 | ||
Turnout | 34,617 | 82.8 | +2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −10.3 |
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 | New | |
Plaid Cymru | David Davies | 1,357 | 3.9 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 22,182 | 63.2 | +60.3 | ||
Turnout | 35,099 | 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 | 70.9 | +7.7 | ||
Turnout | 34,428 | 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 | Herbert R Rowlands | 3,711 | 12.3 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 17,315 | 57.5 | −13.4 | ||
Turnout | 30,114 | 85.5 | 0.0 | ||
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 | David Peace | 3,629 | 11.5 | −0.8 | |
Plaid Cymru | Noel Williams | 2,776 | 8.8 | New | |
Majority | 15,985 | 50.7 | −6.8 | ||
Turnout | 31,550 | 83.2 | −2.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elfed Davies | 20,510 | 71.2 | +6.0 | |
Communist | Annie Powell | 3,385 | 11.8 | −2.7 | |
Conservative | David Purnell | 2,548 | 8.9 | −2.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | Glyn P James | 2,361 | 8.2 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 17,125 | 59.4 | +8.7 | ||
Turnout | 28,804 | 79.5 | −3.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elfed Davies | 21,567 | 77.4 | +2.2 | |
Communist | Annie Powell | 2,349 | 8.4 | −3.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Glyn Pryce James | 2,088 | 7.5 | −0.7 | |
Conservative | William Kenneth R. Ricketts | 1,857 | 6.7 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 19,218 | 69.0 | +9.6 | ||
Turnout | 27,861 | 78.5 | −1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elfed Davies | 19,602 | 68.7 | −8.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Glyn Pryce James | 6,931 | 24.3 | +16.8 | |
Conservative | Richard C. Mullett | 1,359 | 4.8 | −1.9 | |
Communist | Arthur Jones | 659 | 2.3 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 12,671 | 44.4 | −24.6 | ||
Turnout | 28,551 | 77.4 | −1.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
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