Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1974
Rhondda East |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons |
1918–1974 (1974) |
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Seats | One |
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Created from | Rhondda and South Glamorganshire |
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Replaced by | Rhondda |
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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 |
| 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
1918 general election: Rhondda East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Watts-Morgan | Unopposed |
Registered electors | | | |
| Labour hold |
Elections in the 1920s
General election 1929: Rhondda East[2] 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 | |
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
See also
References
- ^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
- ^ 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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