Rhondda East (UK Parliament constituency)
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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.
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
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]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1918 | David Watts-Morgan | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1933 by-election | William Mainwaring | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1959 | Elfed Davies | Labour |
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished: see Rhondda | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Elections in the 1920s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Frederick William Heale | 14,025 | 45.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 3,121 | 10.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 31,171 | 80.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | ||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Alfred John Orchard | 8,346 | 28.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 12,992 | 43.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 29,684 | 74.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | ||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Richard David Chalke | 10,269 | 27.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Arthur Horner | 5,789 | 15.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Francis Powell | 2,901 | 7.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 8,741 | 23.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 37,969 | 84.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Elections in the 1930s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Arthur Horner | 10,359 | 31.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 11,727 | 36.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 32,445 | 73.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | ||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Arthur Horner | 11,228 | 33.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | William Thomas | 7,851 | 23.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 2,899 | 8.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 33,206 | 74.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | ||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Harry Pollitt | 13,655 | 38.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 8,433 | 23.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 35,743 | 80.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Elections in the 1940s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Harry Pollitt | 15,761 | 45.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | James Kitchener Davies | 2,123 | 6.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 972 | 2.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 34,617 | 82.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −10.3 | |||
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Elections in the 1950s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Harry Pollitt | 4,463 | 12.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | George Nicholls | 2,634 | 7.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Davies | 1,357 | 3.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 22,182 | 63.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 35,099 | 87.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +29.7 | |||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Oliver Stutchbury | 3,522 | 10.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Idris Cox | 2,948 | 8.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 24,436 | 70.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 34,428 | 85.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Annie Powell | 4,544 | 15.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Herbert R Rowlands | 3,711 | 12.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 17,315 | 57.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 30,114 | 85.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −7.6 | |||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Annie Powell | 4,580 | 14.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Peace | 3,629 | 11.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Noel Williams | 2,776 | 8.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 15,985 | 50.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 31,550 | 83.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −3.4 | |||
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Elections in the 1960s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Annie Powell | 3,385 | 11.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Purnell | 2,548 | 8.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Glyn P James | 2,361 | 8.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 17,125 | 59.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 28,804 | 79.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Annie Powell | 2,349 | 8.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Glyn Pryce James | 2,088 | 7.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | William Kenneth R. Ricketts | 1,857 | 6.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 19,218 | 69.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 27,861 | 78.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +2.7 | |||
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Elections in the 1970s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Glyn Pryce James | 6,931 | 24.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Richard C. Mullett | 1,359 | 4.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Arthur Jones | 659 | 2.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 12,671 | 44.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 28,551 | 77.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −12.8 | |||
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See also
References
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Sources
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- 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