Strand (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918

Strand

Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Strand in London

1885–1918
Seats| one
Created from| Westminster
Replaced by| Westminster Abbey

Strand was a parliamentary constituency in the Strand district of the City of Westminster. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

## History

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The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

## Boundaries

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1885–1918: The Strand District (comprising the Liberty of the Rolls, Precinct of the Savoy, St Anne, Soho, St Clement Danes, St Mary le Strand, and St Paul Covent Garden) and the parishes of St James, Westminster, and St Martin in the Fields.[1]

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member | Party

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| 1885 | William Henry Smith | Conservative
| 1891 | Frederick Smith | Conservative
| 1910 | Walter Long | Conservative
1918 | constituency abolished

## Election results

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Decades: |

* 1880s
* 1890s
* 1900s
* 1910s

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### Elections in the 1880s

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Smith General election 1885: Strand [2][3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Henry Smith | 5,645  | 69.4  |
| Liberal | Edmund George Johnson  | 2,486  | 30.6  |
Majority | 3,159  | 38.8  |
Turnout | 8,131  | 72.2  |
Registered electors | 11,264  |  |
| Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Strand [2][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Henry Smith | 5,034  | 76.9  | +7.5
| Liberal | John Edwin Hilary Skinner | 1,508  | 23.1  | −7.5
Majority | 3,526  | 53.8  | +15.0
Turnout | 6,542  | 58.1  | −14.1
Registered electors | 11,264  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.5  |

Smith was appointed Secretary of State for War, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 11 Aug 1886: Strand[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Henry Smith | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1890s

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Smith was appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 12 May 1891: Strand[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Henry Smith | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

Smith's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 27 Oct 1891: Strand[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Frederick Smith | 4,952  | 71.8  | −5.1
| Liberal | Richard Sandon Gutteridge  | 1,946  | 28.2  | +5.1
Majority | 3,006  | 43.6  | −10.2
Turnout | 6,898  | 62.3  | +4.2
Registered electors | 11,081  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −5.1  |
General election 1892: Strand [2][3][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Frederick Smith | Unopposed
| Conservative hold
General election 1895: Strand [2][3][6][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Frederick Smith | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1900: Strand [2][3][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Frederick Smith | Unopposed
| Conservative hold
General election 1906: Strand [2][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Frederick Smith | 3,935  | 68.0  | N/A
| Liberal | Alexander Waldemar Lawrence | 1,854  | 32.0  | New
Majority | 2,081  | 36.0  | N/A
Turnout | 5,789  | 71.4  | N/A
Registered electors | 8,109  |  |
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1910s

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Costello General election January 1910: Strand [2][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Walter Long | 4,840  | 74.8  | +6.8
| Liberal | Leonard Costello | 1,627  | 25.2  | −6.8
Majority | 3,213  | 49.6  | +13.6
Turnout | 6,467  | 80.6  | +9.2
Registered electors | 8,019  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.8  |
Long General election December 1910: Strand [2][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Walter Long | 4,143  | 78.5  | +3.7
| Liberal | Samuel Robert Earle  | 1,138  | 21.5  | −3.7
Majority | 3,005  | 57.0  | +7.4
Turnout | 5,281  | 65.9  | −14.7
Registered electors | 8,019  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.7  |

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

* Unionist: Walter Long
* Liberal:

## References

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1. ^ "Chap. 23. Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885". The Public General Acts of the United Kingdom passed in the forty-eighth and forty-ninth years of the reign of Queen Victoria. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1885. pp. 111–198.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 50\. ISBN 9781349022984.
3. ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
4. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
5. ^ a b c d Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
6. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
7. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

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