UK Polling History: Election of 25 October 1951 – Rhondda East
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Communist | |
| Votes | 27,958 | 3,522 | 2,948 |
| Votes gained | +1,313 | +888 | -1,515 |
| Share of votes | 81.2% | 10.2% | 8.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 69.4% | 8.7% | 7.3% |
| Gain in share of votes | +5.3% | +2.7% | -4.2% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +3.0% | +2.2% | -3.8% |
| Total votes: | 34,428 | |
| Electorate: | 40,270 | |
| Turnout: | 85.5% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 4.7% | Labour from Communist |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||
| Labour | Communist | Other | Conservative | Plaid Cymru |
National Liberal |
Liberal | National | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||
| Labour | Communist | Other | Conservative | Plaid Cymru |
National Liberal |
Liberal | National | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 19,602 | 659 | 1,359 | 6,931 | ||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 21,567 | 2,349 | 1,857 | 2,088 | ||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 20,510 | 3,385 | 2,548 | 2,361 | ||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 20,565 | 4,580 | 3,629 | 2,776 | ||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 21,859 | 4,544 | 3,711 | |||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 27,958 | 2,948 | 3,522 | |||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 26,645 | 4,463 | 2,634 | 1,357 | ||||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 16,733 | 15,761 | 2,123 | |||||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 22,088 | 13,655 | ||||||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 22,086 | 10,359 | ||||||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 19,010 | 5,789 | 2,901 | 10,269 | ||||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | Uncontested | |||||||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 21,338 | 8,346 | ||||||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 17,146 | 14,025 | ||||||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | Uncontested | |||||||