1979 General Election - Rhondda

Year	1979
General election	1979 General Election
Constituency	Rhondda
Turnout	79.8%

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jones, Alec	Labour	38,007
Leyshon, Peter	Conservative	6,526
James, Glyn	Plaid Cymru	4,226
True, Arthur	Communist	1,819